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Cut the crap on tutorial hell - how I stopped copying code after 7 months of YouTube
I used to follow along with every Python tutorial line by line, pausing the video to type exactly what the guy had. Last Tuesday I finally tried writing a to-do list app from scratch without any guide and it took me 3 hours but I actually understood why each function worked. Has anyone else just ripped off the training wheels and seen their skills jump way faster?
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allen.amy2mo ago
Oh geez, going solo on that to-do list app huh? I remember my first time without a tutorial, it was like learning to ride a bike but the bike was on fire and I forgot where the brakes were. But hey, at least now you know why that for loop actually loops instead of just copying it from some guy named Dave on YouTube.
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the_jake1mo ago
Man, @allen.amy that bike on fire analogy hits way too close to home... I spent three whole days trying to add a dark mode toggle and it turned my whole list into a blinking mess. Every time I think I've got it, the code just stares back at me like "you sure about this, buddy?
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