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[Off topic] Practice during the lesson?

So I'm as novice as it gets (always wondered what people actually typed code into, didn't realize it was notepad), and I'm making it through the html course. how do you all practice along with each page? when I go to open up the text editor to do it myseñf, the code is already there, so there's not really much to do, and I feel like I'm missing out. how should I be practicing along with the lessons?

9th Apr 2018, 10:39 AM
Patrick McInerney
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The best thing about the 'try it yourself' is you start with working code so, if you make a change that breaks it, you learn what doesn't work. Change the code to play with things. See if you can make it do something different. Figure out how it does what it does so you can totally understand the concept. Minor changes such as changing the data like numbers or strings and variable names. Change conditions say from < to <= or >. Add stuff you learn previously. Experimenting with it. If you totally break it and can't repair it, exit and start over.
9th Apr 2018, 12:04 PM
John Wells
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When it comes to a "try it yourself" part i usually type it all in to notepad and THEN open the "try it yourself" and see if i got it right. If i get it wrong then i go again, etc
9th Apr 2018, 10:41 AM
Memphis Reigns
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thanks John, I appreciate the feedback. Maybe that was the confusing bit. I was playing with the text that the conditions format, and not the conditions themselves. thanks again.
9th Apr 2018, 12:39 PM
Patrick McInerney
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