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Which of the following are your preferred ways of learning?

Survey period: 15 Apr 2019 to 22 Apr 2019

Some methods are more efficient than others.

OptionVotes% 
Written tutorials61260.47
Video tutorials39639.13
Reading a book50449.80
Online interactive tutorials32231.82
By modifying and extending an existing application49148.52
Using the docs and trial-and-error44343.77
Formal courses19719.47
Randomly copying and pasting online code examples17417.19
Other302.96
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
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MacSpudster17-Apr-19 11:12
professionalMacSpudster17-Apr-19 11:12 
GeneralVideo tutorials are a grind Pin
daleofcourse17-Apr-19 0:44
daleofcourse17-Apr-19 0:44 
GeneralRe: Video tutorials are a grind Pin
den2k8817-Apr-19 1:19
professionalden2k8817-Apr-19 1:19 
GeneralRe: Video tutorials are a grind Pin
chris5gd18-Apr-19 0:50
chris5gd18-Apr-19 0:50 
GeneralBooks _used to_ be the best Pin
kalberts16-Apr-19 2:17
kalberts16-Apr-19 2:17 
GeneralRandomly accepting one of the IDE suggested quick fixes Pin
englebart16-Apr-19 2:08
professionalenglebart16-Apr-19 2:08 
GeneralRelevance to achieving a goal Pin
maze315-Apr-19 23:41
professionalmaze315-Apr-19 23:41 
General[Other] - By asking and answering on QA sites Pin
Amit Joshi CP15-Apr-19 23:21
Amit Joshi CP15-Apr-19 23:21 
By asking on QA sites, we (may) get multiple answers and multiple views.

By answering on QA sites, we learn far more than any other method. That is because, our understanding is cross checked against huge audience.
Amit Joshi

Value of the value is valued only if its value is valued.

GeneralRe: [Other] - By asking and answering on QA sites Pin
Adam David Hill16-Apr-19 0:05
professionalAdam David Hill16-Apr-19 0:05 
GeneralRe: [Other] - By asking and answering on QA sites Pin
den2k8817-Apr-19 1:22
professionalden2k8817-Apr-19 1:22 
GeneralRe: [Other] - By asking and answering on QA sites Pin
Adam David Hill17-Apr-19 3:44
professionalAdam David Hill17-Apr-19 3:44 
GeneralRandomly copying and pasting online code examples Pin
Abdullah Leghari15-Apr-19 7:35
Abdullah Leghari15-Apr-19 7:35 
GeneralRe: Randomly copying and pasting online code examples Pin
Kaladin15-Apr-19 8:09
Kaladin15-Apr-19 8:09 
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Nelek15-Apr-19 11:46
protectorNelek15-Apr-19 11:46 
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Paulo Zemek15-Apr-19 12:25
mvaPaulo Zemek15-Apr-19 12:25 
GeneralRe: Randomly copying and pasting online code examples Pin
Nelek16-Apr-19 9:05
protectorNelek16-Apr-19 9:05 
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MarkTJohnson16-Apr-19 3:53
professionalMarkTJohnson16-Apr-19 3:53 
GeneralRe: Randomly copying and pasting online code examples Pin
kalberts16-Apr-19 1:55
kalberts16-Apr-19 1:55 
GeneralTo Me a lot depends on what I am doing! Pin
MarcusCole683315-Apr-19 3:13
professionalMarcusCole683315-Apr-19 3:13 
GeneralVisual Learning / Trial and Error Pin
Slacker00715-Apr-19 1:18
professionalSlacker00715-Apr-19 1:18 
GeneralRe: Visual Learning / Trial and Error Pin
Kevin McFarlane15-Apr-19 3:31
Kevin McFarlane15-Apr-19 3:31 
GeneralBy Doing Pin
#realJSOP15-Apr-19 0:42
mve#realJSOP15-Apr-19 0:42 
GeneralRe: By Doing Pin
W Balboos, GHB15-Apr-19 3:42
W Balboos, GHB15-Apr-19 3:42 
GeneralRe: By Doing Pin
#realJSOP15-Apr-19 4:06
mve#realJSOP15-Apr-19 4:06 
GeneralRe: By Doing Pin
Mycroft Holmes15-Apr-19 12:42
professionalMycroft Holmes15-Apr-19 12:42 

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