No - what would you have had me search for? I was looking around the forum not with a specific question in mind but just to see where I could post one if it should arise. Look at the forum categories:
Artisan, Scribe, Adventurer, Ambassador, Archmage, Diplomat… - reading their descriptions, I am none of these categories. These are all people who actively contribute in building Codecombat, learners are not there.
Bug, Solved, Teachers, Uncategorized:
Which of these categories tells you that it’s the one for posting coding-questions if you’re a learner?
If it’s “uncategorized”, that is just a bad label!
Are you a subscriber? If so, the staff will be happy to answer any question you have using the contact form in the game. I’ve received a response to every question I’ve ever submitted there. There’s a contact button in every level.
That’s good to know. I’m not yet a subsriber and posting these questions to find out if I should do it.
I want to subscribe if:
1: There are helpful people to turn to when I’m stuck => obviously, yes, at least her in the forum! Apparently the contact buttons is hidden for non-subscribers - but I also haven’t seen it mentioned elsewhere that you can get support from staff if you subscribe.
2. There’s a place I can look up standard knowledge without having to bother other people, such as a wiki, knowledge base etc. => apparently there isn’t. People are each keeping there own codecyclopedias/repositories of acquired knowledge individually - at least that’s the answer I was getting to my other question.
Anyway, I couldn’t disagree more. I’ve learned a ton using Code Combat - on my own and using this forum for assistance when needed. If you have a question, ask away. I’ve asked about things I didn’t understand and received comprehensive answers. This board is a wealth of information and I find many answers just using the search feature.
Now I know and will keep this in mind for the future. It’s just that this forum is absolutely not advertising itself as a place for looking things up! - as I hope becomes clear from what I explained above.
Along my journey of learning to code, I’ve discovered that it is critically important to learn how to figure things out. This is something that can’t be taught. The only way to learn it is by doing it. There is no easy path.
Totally agree with you.
Troubleshooting broken code is an essential skill which is why I volunteer on this board. Every time someone posts broken code and asks for assistance, it’s a new puzzle for me to figure out. Helping others learn helps me learn.
I don’t know where you’re from but this is an substantial reason why U.S. schools rank so abysmally poor when compared to other industrialized nations. Students are not taught to think critically; they are spoon fed material to simply memorize and regurgitate. This type of teaching doesn’t work with coding. With coding, you must use your brain to analyze, think in logical progression, and find solutions - and eventually, you have to learn to do it on your own or you will never learn it at all. Until then feel free to lean on this forum whenever needed. That’s what it’s here for. I’ll help when I can and there are many others who are far more knowledgeable and experienced than I am when I’m not around or can’t assist.
Thanks! That’s what I came here to find out! 