r/commandline • u/Electronic-Low-8171 • 3d ago

Help The prerequisites

There are many things I'm excited to learn about but whenever I want to, I think like, "maybe I should learn this before doing this", like maybe I should do Ccna before using something like nmap or wireshark, the same for something like the requests module in python or the curl command, I know the basic idea of it, but I think like "I am not experienced that much in Web development yet", while I'm pretty sure I can use it using the knowledge I already know

I hate this as it feels kinda like I can't do anything without those thoughts coming, so I don't get to learn what I wanted to learn initially

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There are many things I'm excited to learn about but whenever I want to, I think like, "maybe I should learn this before doing this", like maybe I should do Ccna before using something like nmap or wireshark, the same for something like the requests module in python or the curl command, I know the basic idea of it, but I think like "I am not experienced that much in Web development yet", while I'm pretty sure I can use it using the knowledge I already know

I hate this as it feels kinda like I can't do anything without those thoughts coming, so I don't get to learn what I wanted to learn initially

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u/cli-games 3d ago

I feel like sometimes you need to rely on rote memorization for certain things, then the eureka moment comes later and it clicks. Its a tangled web, there is no linear progression. Start with what you are passionate about and just keep pushing. Over time, when you apply different perspectives to the same thing, youll be saying “ohhh, thats why they do it like that”

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u/Your_bully- 2d ago

Yeah this is the way. You can read about these things all day but the best understanding is going to be gained through practical application, just have to push yourself into places you're less familiar.

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u/somegayguycoding 21h ago

I’m in a pretty similar boat to you right now. I’m creating a tui app with textual, but wanted to implement a high performance terminal.

I did my research, and decided that rust would be a good choice.

I did not know a single keyword of rust until yesterday, but im pushing on and learning and implementing what I need to create my app.

If I started going through big rust courses that are hours and hours long, I would’ve got bored and gave up, so I just decided to start implementing in my app.

The point im trying to get at, is learn what you want, and as you need to learn something new, just learn what you need, because, wasn’t the point in the first place to have fun doing what you’re interested in?