Am I the only one who tried learning from videos versus a real project first?

I spent about two months just watching Python tutorials on YouTube, but I couldn't write a single line of code on my own. Then I switched to building a simple number guessing game from a written guide, and it clicked immediately. The guide forced me to type everything out and fix my own errors, which the videos never did. Has anyone else found that hands-on practice beats passive watching when you're starting out?

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garcia.mila5d ago

Maybe it's just me but I always need to type the code myself to learn.

beng515d ago

Wait, you actually type every single line yourself... that's wild. Kellyallen has a point about seeing how the code works first, because otherwise you're just typing without knowing why. I could never learn that way.

kellyallen5d ago

Honestly, I learn way more from reading good code first. Just typing it out feels like copying without really getting why things work. If I study how someone else solved a problem, I understand the thinking behind it. Then I can actually build my own thing later instead of just repeating steps.