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by guynamedloren 4900 days ago
I can appreciate the layout, organization, and design of the site (as a frontend developer myself, this is very well executed), but personally, I have an immensely difficult time learning from a structure like this:

<definition of a term that is difficult to grasp out of context>

<loose context / example for said previously defined term with no real world application>

Stuff the whole thing with formal copy coupled with lorem ipsum placeholder text, and I can't force myself to endure the boredom through the first lesson. I have a similarly difficult time learning by reading textbooks (of which this guide feels reminiscent). It just doesn't click for me, but it does seem to work for many, many people.