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Ask HN: Can you learn web development/programming from watching video tutorials?
When I say watch video tutorials I mean practice with the video, not just passively watch.
There are a lot of paid and free video tutorials online that look great. It seems possible, but I need assurance.
- DebasishPanda 10y agoI believe yes, video tutorials are a good way to learn. But one also needs to work with the exercises, write the code, and eventually write more code on their own :)
- quickben 10y agoThey'll make one be less lost at the start, however you still have to do the work.
- heldrida 10y agoI find that Udemy courses are really good for this, you can follow along. My advice is to watch and follow once, create your own project (even if this sucks), ask a lot of questions on Stackoverflow or irc freenode. Get used to the official documentation. Find a different tutorial, follow along. Create a new project (even if it sucks). After awhile you'll start to understand.