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Just watching a video on a programming subject doesn't really help, even if it's an excellent video. You have to write code, experiment, make mistakes, fix the
by rzzzwilson 3y ago
Just watching a video on a programming subject doesn't really help, even if it's an excellent video. You have to write code, experiment, make mistakes, fix them, etc, to really learn. And don't just "learn a bit about XYZ" but have goals. With django, for instance, a goal is maybe to create a working website to do something of interest to you. Once the first attempt is working improve it; there are always UX changes that can be made. That holds for most, if not all, things you want to learn. Once you complete a programming project save the complete details for later. If you don't use a skill regularly the skill deteriorates, of course. If you can't remember how to do X in django you look at your previous projects to get clues. I keep my programming projects in gitlab.com. Focussing on one or two things to learn would probably help too.
Being behind 1.5 years after 2 years of a degree doesn't sound too promising. Either drop out now or try to recover that loss. It is possible to recover, but you have to be really motivated, and you won't have much time for anything else.