CodeAnalogies

Explanations of common CSS and JavaScript

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Explanations of common CSS and JavaScript

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Learn the basics of web development with unforgettable tutorials Fully understand JavaScript and CSS concepts using memorable analogies and imagery. Eliminate hours of trial and error and guessing.

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with something abstract, like programming, i find it helpful to use analogies when teaching or explaining concepts to those that are unfamiliar. CodeAnalogies does exactly this! wish this was around when i was teaching myself. @kevinkononenko which tutorial(s) do you recommend a beginner start with?

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8yr ago

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@tomfme Tom, I would recommend the "JavaScript variables are like trucks" tutorial. It's something that you encounter on day 1 when learning JavaScript, but is actually very counterintuitive for newbies since it directly contradicts the way you use variables in math class. https://medium.freecodecamp.org/...

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8yr ago

I like the concept and it has great potential for more! Briefly sampled some of the analogies and felt that it was a bit long-winded at times. In particular, for the variable analogy, had to scroll for quite a while to get to the end. It would be really awesome if it could be shortened!

Thanks for building this, I'm keeping it on my watchlist!

Pros:

Interesting approach

Cons:

A bit longwinded at times

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8yr ago

CodeAnalogies

Maker

Thanks Gabriel!

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8yr ago

I think this is a clever way to explain things for people who learn through different means. I only used it once but found it entertaining and it worked for me.

Pros:

Great way to use your right brain to learn left-brained principles

Cons:

I haven't used it enough to find any

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8yr ago

CodeAnalogies

Maker

Thanks VR!

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8yr ago

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Hey @kevinkononenko, Have you tested this out on people learning CSS? How has it gone?

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8yr ago

CodeAnalogies

Maker

@jacqvon Hey Jacqueline, I guess there are multiple ways to interpret "test"! I have posted the articles on Medium and gotten hundreds of thousands of views and now have a small email list. I have been turning the most popular written articles into interactive tutorials. The first three interactive tutorials were not successful, but people liked the 4th one! Would like to build more of those in future.

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8yr ago