Ask HN: What techniques do you use to remember complex concepts and theories?
4•anonymzz•8h ago
I've recently started learning System Design and Distributed Systems. There are a lot of abstract concepts to grasp, and I'm finding it challenging to retain everything.
Has anyone tried spaced repetition for this? Does it help with deep understanding, or is it better for rote memorization?
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rvz•8h ago
> Does it help with deep understanding, or is it better for rote memorization?
Experience. Build the system yourself to see how the system design all fits together. For example. [0]
"What I cannot create, I do not understand" - Richard Feynman
rvz•8h ago
Experience. Build the system yourself to see how the system design all fits together. For example. [0]
[0] https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x