I know where you're coming from. It was incredibly frustrating trying to learn how to code when the only options were "super zoomed in view of how to use this o

I know where you're coming from. It was incredibly frustrating trying to learn how to code when the only options were "super zoomed in view of how to use this one tool in this one specific use case" or "Here's how to build an ungodly complex system that assumes you already have industry knowledge". The thing that really made the info from the tutorials stick was having a goal in mind. For me, I saw Sentdex's self driving car in GTA:V (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks4MPfMq8aQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks4MPfMq8aQ) and knew that I just HAD to do something similar. In it he mentioned that I should have some OpenCV experience. Well I didn't have that, so I went to go learn how to program in python (the language he was using). It took me like a year and a half of casually learning how to program on the side, but I eventually got there because I had that single, easily definable, clear goal in mind the whole time. I ran into similar problems as you from many teachers both online and off. The crux of the issue seems to be that many good programmers have forgotten just how much a beginner doesn't know, and just how much context needs to be given as to why certain design decisions are made.