Sink or Swim - 5 life jackets to throw to the new coder by Lynn Root

So, you went through learn Python the Hard Way, now what? Visit newcoder.io for 5 tutorials to teach you how to "swim" after LPTHW.

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1. 5 life jackets to throw to the
   new coder
   or Swım
   Sink
   

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2. Red Hat
   @roguelynn
   roguelynn.com
   econchick
   LYNN ROOT
   lifeguard on duty:
   

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3. why am I here?
   

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4. how we learn
   how we should learn
   what to learn with
   

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5. 15 minutes
   of fame
   

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6. “stop writing classes”
   “write more classes!”
   

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7. learning how to code
   in our
   industrial revolution
   

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8. n00b vs l33t
   

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9. “it takes about 10
   years to turn a novice
   into an expert
   programmer”
   

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10. From
    Learn Python the Hard Way
    to...
    what?
    

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11. concepts for granted
    vs
    concepts for context
    

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12. We’re less likely to develop
    an advanced
    understanding of what we
    are trying to master,
    

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13. than if we were searching
    for an underlying meaning,
    trying to integrate the
    newly-learned concepts
    into what we already know.
    

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14. episodic
    vs
    cumulative
    

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15. project-based learning
    

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16. learn through
    frustration
    (›°□°)›ớ ᵲᴸᵲ
    

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17. passing on the frustration
    

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18. “Knowledge is actively
    constructed by the student,
    not passively absorbed
    from textbooks and
    lectures.”
    

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19. defined goals
    

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20. if you’re curious
    

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21. in action
    &
    where to go from here
    

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22. 5 tutorials
    

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23. dataviz
    

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24. APIs
    

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25. Web Scraper
    

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26. IRC bot
    

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27. Sudoku GUI
    

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29. newcoder.io
    

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30. swim safely
    @roguelynn
    

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