xiaolai/the-craft-of-selfteaching Source: https://github.com/xiaolai/the-craft-of-selfteaching # the-craft-of-selfteaching > One has no future if one couldn’t teach themself[1]. # The Craft of Self-Teaching > People without the ability to self-teach have no future. Author: Li Xiaolai Special thanks to Huo Ju (@virushuo (https://github.com/virushuo)) and Hong Qiangning (@hongqn (https://github.com/hongqn)) for the tremendous help they provided during the writing of this book! python # pseudo-code of selfteaching in Python def teach_yourself(anything): while not create(): learn() practice() return teach_yourself(another) teach_yourself(coding) Please read T-appendix.jupyter-installation-and-setup first to install JupyterLab (https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab) locally, so you can enjoy a better reading experience. Friends who’d like to help, please first read How to Proofread This Book Using Pull Requests. On March 23, 2019, a Markdown version was added: > https://github.com/selfteaching/the-craft-of-selfteaching/tree/master/markdown ### Table of Contents > - 01.preface (Preface) > - 02.proof-of-work (How Can You Prove You’ve Actually Read This Book?) > - Part.1.A.better.teachyourself (Why Must You Master the Ability to Self-Teach?) > - Part.1.B.why.start.from.learning.coding (Why Start with Programming as Your Entry Point for Self-Learning?) > - Part.1.C.must.learn.sth.only.by.reading (Acquiring New Skills Through Reading Alone) > - Part.1.D.preparation.for.reading (Some Preparation Before You Start Reading) > - Part.1.E.1.entrance (Entrance) > - Part.1.E.2.values-and-their-operators (Values and Their Operators) > - Part.1.E.3.controlflow (Flow Control) > - Part.1.E.4.functions (Functions) > - Part.1.E.5.strings (Strings) > - Part.1.E.6.containers (Data Containers) > - Part.1.E.7.files (Files) > - Part.1.F.deal-with-forward-references (How to Handle Knowledge with Too Many “Forward References”?) > - Part.1.G.The-Python-Tutorial-local (The Official Tutorial: The Python Tutorial) > - Part.2.A.clumsy-and-patience (Clumsiness and Patience) > - Part.2.B.deliberate-practicing (Deliberate Practice) > - Part.2.C.why-start-from-writing-functions (Why Start with Functions?) > - Part.2.D.1-args (About Arguments (Part 1)) > - Part.2.D.2-aargs (About Arguments (Part 2)) > - Part.2.D.3-lambda (Aliasing and Anonymity) > - Part.2.D.4-recursion (Recursive Functions) > - Part.2.D.5-docstrings (Function Documentation) > - Part.2.D.6-modules (Saving Functions to Files) > - Part.2.D.7-tdd (Test-Driven Development) > - Part.2.D.8-main (Executable Python Files) > - Part.2.E.deliberate-thinking (Deliberate Thinking) > - Part.3.A.conquering-difficulties (Conquering Difficulties) > - Part.3.B.1.classes-1 (Classes — Object-Oriented Programming) > - Part.3.B.2.classes-2 (Classes — Python’s Implementation) > - Part.3.B.3.decorator-iterator-generator (Function Tools) > - Part.3.B.4.regex (Regular Expressions) > - Part.3.B.5.bnf-ebnf-pebnf (BNF and EBNF) > - Part.3.C.breaking-good-and-bad (Decomposition) > - Part.3.D.indispensable-illusion (The Illusion of Indispensability) > - Part.3.E.to-be-thorough (Thoroughness — The Pinnacle of Self-Learning) > - Part.3.F.social-selfteaching (Social Aspects of Self-Learning) > - Part.3.G.the-golden-age-and-google (This Is the Golden Age for Self-Learners) > - Part.3.H.prevent-focus-drifting (Preventing Attention Drift) > - Q.good-communiation (How to Become an Excellent Communicator) > - R.finale (The Self-Learner’s Finale) > - S.whats-next (What’s Next?) > - T-appendix.editor.vscode (Installing and Configuring Visual Studio Code) > - T-appendix.git-introduction (Introduction to Git) > - T-appendix.jupyter-installation-and-setup (Installing and Configuring JupyterLab) > - T-appendix.symbols (What Do These Symbols Mean?) The copyright license for this book is the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/deed.zh). CC-BY-NC-ND —– Footnotes [1]: ‘Themselves’ or ‘themself’? – Oxford Dictionary (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/themselves-or-themself) ↑Back to Content↑