I agree that development (and many other important professions) is creative and years of studying may not be the best indicator of ability.
I personally felt more "like a developer" after creating projects that worked versus going through online courses or tutorials. By actually creating/troubleshooting, I felt like I understood what was going on at a way more tangible level.
I agree that development (and many other important professions) is creative and years of studying may not be the best indicator of ability.
I personally felt more "like a developer" after creating projects that worked versus going through online courses or tutorials. By actually creating/troubleshooting, I felt like I understood what was going on at a way more tangible level.
Oh yes, indeed.
There is no teacher like hunting down some little bug at midnight! :D
Tutorials and courses really spoon-feed you all the information, whereas building something makes you think and search for the solution.
I tend to forget much of the tutorial info, but the info I had to search for for a few hours stick with me. It's like digging for gold!