If you had to learn a programming language from the very beginning and forgot everything you know, how would you approach it? I recently saw a tweet from a software engineer claiming that relying solely on YouTube tutorials isn't effective because people often just repeat what others do without actually creating their own projects. For me, reading long technical books typically feels boring and doesn't excite me about coding. A friend suggested that rather than starting with simple examples, you could utilize AI to generate code and then ask it to explain how the generated code works, helping you understand it better. He believes companies care more about getting tasks done than the specific methods used to learn. I'm curious about what approaches others would take to effectively learn a programming language. What do you think?
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I think everyone has their own way of learning, but for beginners, I recommend starting with some basic syntax and then moving on to follow project tutorials. After you get the hang of those, try to create your own projects that are inspired by those tutorials. Just jumping straight into making something without any guidance can be overwhelming for most beginners.
Absolutely! Video tutorials can be really helpful at the start. In subsequent projects, you can build something on your own using what you learned from the tutorial for reference. That really helps solidify your skills.