Dealing with confusion
Read OriginalThis article discusses the feeling of confusion when learning new programming concepts, frameworks, or languages, using an analogy of navigating Tokyo for the first time. It encourages developers to embrace confusion as a necessary step in the learning process and provides actionable tips like establishing what you know, figuring out cause and effect, slowing down, and asking questions to move past it.
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