#177 - The science behind learning to code: Why you don’t need 10,000 hours to succeed

Dr. Junaid Akhtar is content architect at Educative and an expert in the science of education and specifically, learning to code. 

In this episode we discuss:

- what most people get wrong about learning to code and learning in general
- the best way to stay motivated
- why 10,000 hours to master a subject is BS
- project-based learning and why developers do best with this strategy

Dr. Junaid is the kind of person more new coders should be listening to. His advice is based on years of experience as both an educator and a software engineer. He gets it.

Here's where you can connect with him:

• Dr. Junaid Akhtar's LinkedIn

I personally use Educative and you can check out  their pathway towards software developer here -> Educative Learn-to-Code Content

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Chapters

• 3:00 The Shift from Academia to Industry
• 6:00 The Challenges of Learning to Code
• 9:00 20-Hour Rule for Learning
• 12:00 Project-Based Learning vs. Traditional Learning
• 16:00 Gamification in Education - a dark pattern
• 24:00 Text-Based Learning at Educative (and why it's superior)
• 38:00 Where to Start Learning to Code Today
• 43:00 Final Thoughts on Learning to Code