> People trying to get in shape who buy fancy workout gear instead of exercising. Translating this idea to learning a programming language, the best way to lea

> People trying to get in shape who buy fancy workout gear instead of exercising. Translating this idea to learning a programming language, the best way to learn a language is to apply it to something real, almost immediately. Following tutorials has a use, but you'll get a lot more out of it after having flailed around trying to make the most ridiculously minimal version of something you really want to build. This is one of the main problems with science education. In most cases, there's nothing like the "flail around" stage while you try to do something applied but which you are desperately underqualified to do.