Jul 22, 2022 · It forces you to think, do research, and solve problems. It's very easy to be totally passive with video tutorials, and you'll get the impression that you're learning by "coding along" …

Jul 17, 2023 · I know that youtube tutorials and video oriented courses don't hold much value when you don't use what you learned so you will just waste time and forget what you learned, …

Nov 11, 2021 · The knowledge and coding needed to solve the problem could also come from unbounded space: you might need a loop or data structures or outside libraries. But tutorials …

Oct 22, 2020 · Many new language or technology tutorials are available only through text-based documentation and, yeah, sometimes poorly written. I'm trying to understand what your …

Is it just me or is the BIGGEST problem with online tutorials is they always give you the 'How?' but rarely give you the 'Why?' - For all the future tutorial creators out there, please include the why.

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May 30, 2023 · Frequency bias. How many American content creators do you see giving out free tutorials on YouTube? My feed is full of them. Why? I'm sure every one would give a different …

Mar 25, 2021 · A lot of video tutorials (particularly on YouTube and Udemy etc.) are just copied (with changes) from textbooks and other tutorials. What they're doing is trying to gain an …

Nov 15, 2022 · In general, presenting simple tutorials changed slightly is not a good practice to include in your portfolio. For example: You followed a simple tutorial and made a program that …

This sort of too-much-fluff problem seems to be endemic to all programming tutorials for all languages. Even with experienced, non-camera-shy people, this is a big issue I keep …