These guides are really hard to read (at least for me) because there isnt really a point (until the end) where I can stop and go try out some of what I've learn

These guides are really hard to read (at least for me) because there isnt really a point (until the end) where I can stop and go try out some of what I've learned. Perhaps, if it were formatted in the way of "steps to setup a scalable web app on AWS" it would be more palatable.