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Why does nobody talk about how much easier it is to learn with a real project?
I used to just follow along with video tutorials, but I never really got it until I tried to build a simple weather app for my hometown, Seattle. That was about 6 months ago, and having a clear goal made the code actually make sense. Has anyone else found that a specific project idea finally made things click for them?
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rubyreed16d ago
That "painting by numbers" thing is so true, @the_seth.
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ray_king21d ago
Following tutorials is like painting by numbers, you get a picture but you don't learn to draw. Building your own thing forces you to solve real problems, like figuring out how to get a live weather feed into your app instead of just copying an API call. The struggle to make it actually work is where the real learning happens. What was the hardest bug you had to fix in your weather app?
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