Why You Shouldn't Just "Learn to Code," but Aim to Solve a Problem

If you’ve read Lifehacker for more than five minutes, you probably know we have a ton of resources on how to learn to code . You’ll also know it’s s

May 4, 2015 · 1 min · 80 words · Jordan Rodriguez

Youll also know itsstill hard.

Part of the problem is that coding is a tool, not a goal.

To really learn how to use it, start by finding a problem to solve.

Its really hard to learn things when youre not doing something cool with it.

We touched on this very concept last week in our guide on how tobuild a kickass robot arm.

Skills which, as Kevin pointed out, are mostly transferable.

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