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Essays on code fluency, active recall, spaced repetition, and the science of remembering syntax. Notes from the team building Anki for programmers.
Tutorial Hell: Why Watching Isn't Learning — and How to Get Out
Tutorial hell: you finish the course and still can't write the first exercise from memory. Why watching isn't learning — and how to get out with daily typing reps.
Anki for Programmers: A Complete Guide to Spaced Repetition for Developers
Anki is the gold standard for medical students and language learners. Here's why it never quite worked for code — and what spaced repetition for developers actually needs to do instead.
Spaced Repetition for Developers: The Science Behind Code Fluency
The forgetting curve is brutal — you lose 70% of new syntax within a week of learning it. Here's how spaced repetition for developers reverses the curve, and why it's the unlock for code fluency.
How to Stop Forgetting Syntax: A Practical Guide to Code Memory
You learned it. You used it. Three months later you're Googling it again. Here's why syntax slips out of your head — and the active recall protocol that makes it stay.
The Decline of Code Memory (and Why It Matters More Than You Think)
How many times have you checked the React docs for the same useEffect example this month? Convenience comes at a cost — we're losing the ability to remember the code we write every day.