Question

When making anki cards for programming:If there is more than one way to do something, how would you make your future self come up with more than one solution so you can keep both alternatives in mind?

Accepted Answer

Make a question card that gives a challenge and asks for two programming solutions:

Q:

s = 'string like this'

# Show two ways to turn it into 'String Like This'

A:

s.split.map(&:capitalize).join(' ')

s.gsub(/\b\S/) {|x| x.upcase}

Front	When making anki cards for programming: If there is more than one way to do something, how would you make your future self come up with more than one solution so you can keep both alternatives in mind?
Back	Make a question card that gives a challenge and asks for two programming solutions: Q: s = 'string like this' # Show two ways to turn it into 'String Like This' A: s.split.map(&:capitalize).join(' ') s.gsub(/\b\S/) {\|x\| x.upcase}

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