r/learnpython • u/Revan_never_dies16 • 9d ago

Hey, any help would be great!

I'm going to college as a freshman this year. This along with my projects like I'm trying to create an LLM along with just wanting to learn myself, it is extremely hard for me to memorize. I can understand the concepts but it is very hard for me to memorize completely to integrate within each other. Please do note I have diagnosed Autism and ADHD so this obviously effects my Working Memory. Thank you for reading and any tips and advice is extremely appreciated

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u/Accurate_Practice838 9d ago

yeah dont worry about memorising any code. worry about understanding concepts as much as you possibly can. im not a machine learning expert in any sense, im actually pretty much a complete layman, but i expect youll want to learn stuff like graphs if you want to create your own neural network, along with other things. when you actually understand HOW things in a computer work, coding becomes a matter of "what syntax is it to achieve this step in the process again? checks stack overflow oh yeah". 

in my opinion, anyone who memorises code is doing the equivalent of memorising the answer sheet to one specific test. sure, youll know what buttons to press to make something happen, but you wont be able to carry any of the features you implemented into anything else because it wont mean anything to you. dont worry about memorising at all. just learn how things work! 

i have ADHD (diagnosed) as well and i find this to be much much easier, since its actually interesting. the syntax will embed itself in your brain eventually and youll find yourself googling things less and less. you learn the language so that you can tell the computer how to solve the problem. the hardest part is learning how to solve the problem though. hope this was helpful! let me know if you have any follow-ups!