Welcome to the Treehouse Community
Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.
Looking to learn something new?
Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.
Start your free trial
Thomas Kesler
570 PointsComment statements
It would be such a help if you can post in the Teacher notes or elsewhere on the video any groups of comments or codes that are just Copy and Pasted into the code during the video.
I try to code with the video as it is the best way for me to learn but it kills my flow when I have to pause the video to copy a bulk string of text that the instructor just pastes in for convenience.
1 Answer
Thomas Kesler
570 PointsThomas, I saw that and considered it. But I consider the Project Files a last resort for checking and correcting an error I have not been able to work out on my own.
The way that I learn, using the Project Files is like looking at the back of my old school Math book for the answers to the odd numbered questions. (Do they still do that in textbooks?)
It is a minor thing, that they can easily include, But it would help with the videos. The Android track that I'm currently on, the Instructor does state that it isn't important to type out the comments, but continually references line numbers based on the comments included in his code. Any comments skipped cascade through the code as I try to follow on my program while listening to his instructions.
I don't mind typing out the comments as he types them on the screen, but I get bogged down when he simply pastes a large batch of comments or code from seemingly nowhere.
Dean Silvestro
Courses Plus Student 20,733 PointsDean Silvestro
Courses Plus Student 20,733 PointsI also have been following along with the videos, pausing every so often to write the next line. But there are usually "Project Files" listed in the Downloads section that could be another option for you. That way you don't have to keep pausing and instead focus on learning :)