# Use this Rule to learn any
programming language faster

By [Tauhid](https://paragraph.com/@tauhid) · 2022-10-14

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The 80 - 20 Rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, states that

> **20 percent of your activities will account for 80 percent of your results**      

_Note : Pareto discovered a pattern with the ratio 80/20, but in fact, the principle can be represented in different ratios as 90/20, 60/40, and so on_

*   20% of people holds 80% of cryptocurrency
    
*   80% of pollution originates from 20% of all factories
    
*   20% of drivers cause 80% of all traffic accidents
    
*   20% of posts generate 80% of traffic
    
*   20% of customers contribute to 80% of the profit
    

The idea behind this principle is that, only a few main variables affect the outcomes, and most other factors will return little or no impact
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Let’s say you want to learn a new programming language and want to learn as much as possible. This can be a lot of fun and very rewarding, but it still requires effort.

*   there has to be a proper mental model
    
*   data structures and algorithms to implement
    
*   Syntax and semantics to learn
    

**Make a list of the concepts that you will spend the most time working on**

There can be a number of things like Algorithms, paradigms such as OOPs, Recursion, control structure, Data structures, etc…

Which tasks are you doing that you know aren't creating roughly 80% of results?

Do they need to be done at all ?

By identifying your 20% and doing more of it is the only way to guarantee you'll improve your results.

Let’s say if you started learning java

*   OOPs concepts such as Abstraction, Polymorphism, Inheritance, encapsulation
    
*   Interfaces and abstract classes
    
*   Access modifiers
    
*   Collection / Generics
    
*   Memory Management
    
*   Threading
    

Let’s say if you started learning JavaScript

*   Event Loop
    
*   Synchronous vs Asynchronous
    
*   Call Stack
    
*   Closures
    
*   Promises
    
*   Hoisting
    
*   Prototypes
    
*   Scope
    

**Think about the 80% and 20% as just indicators**

It will not always be around 80 and 20, these numbers are baseline

Consider this rule as a framework to maximize your productivity

Learn how to use this principle to your advantage

It’s more about working smarter and prioritizing the **right things**

Hope this helps :)

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*Originally published on [Tauhid](https://paragraph.com/@tauhid/use-this-rule-to-learn-any-programming-language-faster)*