It can be daunting to attempt to learn several new technologies at once. This thread will discuss my experiences.
*Getting started* This can be hard to do :-) Here are the techniques I used today. 1. Use the Pomodoro method <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique>. I learned this in the Learning how to Learn <https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn> course. Commit just to 20 minutes of work at a time. This morning the 20 minutes turned into close to an hour. That's expected, and welcome. 2. Make a to-do list of things I want to learn. *Moving to vs-code* Earlier study has made me fairly comfortable with vs-code. Now it's time to deepen my familiarity. I created a new c:\test\ekr_ts_proto folder *using the vs-code terminal.* *Breakthrough*: I created a *log.md* file within this folder, which I update *within vs-code.* Now I don't have to switch between vs-code and Leo. This motivates me to learn vs-code more deeply. I copied my to-do list from Leo to log.md. Now my workflow resides entirely in vs-code. *Discoveries* The trick is to look for tiny discoveries :-) Ctrl-` is listed (in the Command Palette) as "Toggle Integrated Terminal". As an tiny Easter Egg, it also shifts focus to the terminal if focus is not there. This allows Ctrl-` to do triple duty. It's a cute trick. Leo should emulate it. log.md started out with a longer name. I renamed it in the terminal and discovered that vs-code knew all about the change. The new name appeared in the explorer view, and vs-code warned about unsaved changes in the file view. *Summary* I have completed an essential first step in learning vs-code, ts and node. My learning and work flow have transferred from Leo to vs-code. I'll relate further discoveries as they arise. All comments welcome. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/02f7817b-9d35-4220-8509-378ec01cf194o%40googlegroups.com.
