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Build. Tutorials are great, but building is better. Even if you don't feel half as confident as you'd like in the tech stack you're using, build. I spent way too much time watching tutorial videos in a binge watching fashion when I should've been watching maybe a few short videos to learn the fundamentals of a particular language/framework and then starting a project.
Use the tutorial videos and the documentation site for whatever tech you're learning as a reference resource. Building projects (no matter how small) will show you what you know and what you don't, and you're usually a google search away from the answer if that's the case. Find whatever works for you but I usually go for 30-40% focused learning, 60-70% building.
Build. Tutorials are great, but building is better. Even if you don't feel half as confident as you'd like in the tech stack you're using, build. I spent way too much time watching tutorial videos in a binge watching fashion when I should've been watching maybe a few short videos to learn the fundamentals of a particular language/framework and then starting a project.
Use the tutorial videos and the documentation site for whatever tech you're learning as a reference resource. Building projects (no matter how small) will show you what you know and what you don't, and you're usually a google search away from the answer if that's the case. Find whatever works for you but I usually go for 30-40% focused learning, 60-70% building.
This is exactly the only advice that all newscomers need.
Forget all the hype, keep calm and build.
I can relate to that. I approached programming like a reading course. Just reading instead of building stuff.