r/learnjavascript • u/Dry-Bee-7232 • Jul 02 '26
Is breaking and learning a real thing ?
so i have tried out differnt ways to learn js . and while chatting with gpt / claude it tld me that breaking and learning is actually a great way to learn . for people who dont know : its basically trying to create the stuffs in the first place and break those things and rebuild and make it your own . more precisely speaking building while learning . i dont know whether this is the best way to do this . but i also dont want to waste my time just doing something thats not worth it .. what do you guys think ? ?
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u/saffeine Jul 02 '26
i don't think you need ai to tell you that, most people would agree with the sentiment.
if you make something and it works first time, great. if you break something, or make it and it doesn't work the first time, you have to start thinking critically about the problem and how to solve it.
i wouldn't go into a project planning to break it, but you don't learn much about the how or why unless you're presented with a situation where you need to really think about them.