You Are What You Do in Your Spare Time
Have You Joined a Mobile Coding Community Yet?
Every week, millions of coders advance their learning while commuting, in-between classes, or on a lunch break. But these coders aren’t just doing exercises, or learning by rote — they’re participating in a vibrant and supportive coding community.
The SoloLearn Community, and others like it, provide users with an opportunity to interact, ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other from any location. If you haven’t already found your coding community, we recommend you join one as soon as possible, as it will significantly increase the speed at which you learn.
3 Reasons Why Learning is Better in Community
Learning to code alone is not only less fun, but it also decreases the speed at which you learn and increases the likelihood of frustration setting in. Here are three reasons why you should pick up your mobile and start collaborating with others:
1. Learning from Others
When you learn in a group, you benefit from the different perspectives and understandings of all the different members. Online communities, like SoloLearn, have millions of members — that’s a lot of people to learn from!
Although members may never meet each other in person (try squeezing those millions of members into a traditional classroom!), the communication and camaraderie the group provides is just as valuable as the benefits you receive from face-to-face learning relationships.
2. Competitiveness Drives Improvement
Let’s be honest: whenever we get together with our peers, most of us get just a little bit competitive. After all, who doesn’t like to prove that they are the best and fastest learner? This competitive community spirit encourages users to get better and provides rewards for those who put in the work.
Even in communities where the focus is on collaboration and helping others, there’s still an element of competition. Let’s say a member of the community has a question: they’re likely to receive not one, but several competing answers, all trying to help them out. Even when assisting people, it’s hard not to want to be the best helper!
3. The Protégé Effect
The Protégé Effect is the name given to the boost that student teachers get to their own learning. Students that help pass on their knowledge to others learn better themselves; they study the material more thoroughly, recall it better, and have a better understanding of potential applications.
With an online community made up of millions of learners, there’s always going to be plenty of questions that need answering. By getting involved and helping others, you’ll learn faster and become a better coder. This applies regardless of whether you’ve been learning for years or just a few days: unless you know absolutely nothing, there’s always someone who knows less than you and can benefit from your experience.
Grab Your Mobile and Get Stuck In
The average US consumer spends 5 hours per day on mobile devices. We’re not judging, but we’re willing to bet that not all of that time is spent on highly-productive tasks. Instead of spending all those 5–10-minute opportunities on staring at screen, you could be collaborating with other coders.
We’d love to hear about your experiences of learning through community — let us know in the comments section below!
Haven’t found your coding community yet? Download the SoloLearn app today and join millions of friendly, likeminded coders.
