My professor in CS 101 said we should memorize syntax, but my friend who works at a startup says just Google it.

This debate has me stuck because I spent 3 hours last night trying to memorize Python loops, but I could have just looked it up.

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the_tessa2mo ago

My old piano teacher said you need muscle memory for scales before you can improvise. Maybe coding is like that.

hugo_robinson252mo agoTop Commenter

That muscle memory idea makes me wonder if bad habits get locked in too (like with piano).

murphy.abby2mo agoMost Upvoted

Yeah that muscle memory thing @the_tessa is so true. You gotta type basic loops and functions without thinking before you can just build stuff off the top of your head. It's like your fingers just know what to do so your brain is free to solve the bigger problem.