I prefer just getting code, editing and figuring out what it's doing. So learn by doing! If i'm super stuck I use google. This is how I learnt programming at a

I prefer just getting code, editing and figuring out what it's doing. So learn by doing! If i'm super stuck I use google. This is how I learnt programming at a young age(12), back in 2002 - at the time I didn't have money for books, and there wasn't really any programming videos about. No stackoverflow then either - you'd have to experiment a lot more with code to work out what was going on. Learn by practice! Just realised this seems to not be the case as much anymore, as emphasis is on speed of learning, not really depth. Occasionally i'll watch videos though too - but unless i'm practicing i tend to forget it quite quickly. I did try using books from the library when I was younger - but I don't think I got past the first 2 chapters of a c++ book without getting bored. Being able to take small video games and edit them kept my interest and passion much more.