On 29 Sep 2009, at 12:48, Daniel Fischer wrote:
Am Dienstag 29 September 2009 13:04:38 schrieb Iain Barnett:
Personally, I tend to find "exercises" without access to the answers
a poor way to learn. You'll learn more from a well crafted example
than you ever will by struggling at something yourself.
I sort of disagree. You'll learn more if you can read a well
crafted example *after*
you've struggled to get something good on your own.
If you start inspecting an example before you've spent considerable
effort understanding
the matter on your own, you're likely to miss some important things.
So, if I was trying to come up with a solution to a problem that
possibly has multiple solutions, like building an engine for a car, I
would do better if I hadn't seen a (well crafted) working engine by
someone else than if I had?
If effort is there, then give me the example any time, because
insight will be quicker. If you're going to be lazy then it doesn't
matter either way.
Regards,
Iain
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