I don’t know if you mean you don’t remember the gist even, but it’s more about learning about what’s possible with what so you can look up specifics when you need them than remembering the contents wholesale
This is exactly it. Do I have to read a reference for regex every damn time? Yes. But I also have an idea of what it can do; and knowing that, I have a vague idea when a problem presents itself that I could use regex to solve it.
This is great perspective and advice. It’s how I learn too. I always felt like a poor performer because in my life I haven’t been able to recall specifics after learning something when I compared to others. I’ve got a complex. But general what you describe is how I recall. Almost in chunks but not specifics.
I don’t know if you mean you don’t remember the gist even, but it’s more about learning about what’s possible with what so you can look up specifics when you need them than remembering the contents wholesale
This is exactly it. Do I have to read a reference for regex every damn time? Yes. But I also have an idea of what it can do; and knowing that, I have a vague idea when a problem presents itself that I could use regex to solve it.
Edit: Hello Zalgo my old friend.
This is great perspective and advice. It’s how I learn too. I always felt like a poor performer because in my life I haven’t been able to recall specifics after learning something when I compared to others. I’ve got a complex. But general what you describe is how I recall. Almost in chunks but not specifics.