[notes to self/ thinking out loud] regarding human learning styles - "impasse-driven learning"

[floer32]

in this ticket, 'learning' refers to humans learning a topic, in general - it is not machine-learning hehe

I learned Python by hacking first, and getting serious later. [...] If this is your style, join me in getting a bit ahead of yourself

I've recently learned the term/concept of "impasse-driven learning" and it was a 💡 for me. Realized this is my preferred learning style. Some interesting papers exist (though I'm surprised how few): https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=impasse-driven+learning

this guide is oriented towards that learning style. so I had the thought of adding a small note or link that points that out.

[floer32]

moreover 'impasse-driven learning' describes any case of:

• "dive into XYZ" (like Dive into Python, and what this guide's name is a reference to)
• "hack-first" approach/ learn by hacking
• "learn XYZ the hard way" (like Learn Python the Hard Way and that series in general)

[floer32]

hmm but then I don't want to interrupt the flow of the intro.

Gotta get to playing and learning ASAP ... dive in, that's the point!

[floer32]

Oh right I'll do some updates in the "Learn Python" guide to underscore this. That is a more fitting place.
https://github.com/hangtwenty/python-is-for-lovers

Going to close this.

[floer32]

Links that touch on this learning style:

• https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=impasse-driven+learning
• https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C38&q=test-driven+learning&btnG=
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1569132/has-anybody-used-unit-testing-as-a-way-to-learn-programming
• http://testfirst.org
• https://simpleprogrammer.com/test-driven-learning/

Plus I wrote a blog post draft thinking about it recently (which may not go anywhere else, as I do not have a blog) https://gist.github.com/hangtwenty/11c23476b25ad0e077b3a1f7c48d2c1c

[floer32]

OK, good to brainstorm this and get some notes into one place. Closing this.