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[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

+1 for Murderbot!

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True, perhaps a case of doing too much of anything over a long period ;)

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

When I was younger, I'd read slowly, trying to visualize the setting, keep track of character preferences, look up words I don't know, etc. I'd remember a book well enough to talk about it even a year or so after.

These days, I just skim over descriptions and read as fast as I could while still getting the main plot. I get attached to characters only if the book is really good and savor them during rereads.

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi, which tend to have multiple books in a series. If they are easy-to-read and short (300-400 pages per book), it becomes easy to consume. Also, I read for escapism, so I don't read too closely.

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Hopefully less than this year. I'm reading too many (100+) and that's reflecting in my reduced time on actual work (self-employed).

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a list of curated resources here: https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/

There are sections for beginners, intermediate, advanced, etc. Also included are exercises, projects, debugging, testing, and many more stuff. Hope it helps :)

See also: https://jimbly.github.io/regex-crossword/

For Python, I wrote a TUI app with 100+ interactive exercises: https://github.com/learnbyexample/TUI-apps/blob/main/PyRegexExercises (covers both re and regex modules)

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

+1 for Cradle already mentioned. I'd add

  • The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
  • Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

That's great to hear and thanks for the kind feedback :)

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to use it for posting on Twitter, with some keywords (like book title) in bold.

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