YouTube Channels to Level Up Your Programming Skills

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Post by spiderjako22 » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 1:30 PM UTC

YouTube Channels to Level Up Your Programming Skills
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Post by KaiIrwin » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 1:59 PM UTC

As a self tought software engineer, I have tried learning to code from YouTube videos but I really don't recommend it

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Post by dudus » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:00 PM UTC

Similar thread from not so long ago.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24374979

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Post by omk » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:03 PM UTC

KaiIrwin wrote: post #2

As a self tought software engineer, I have tried learning to code from YouTube videos but I really don't recommend it

I think everyone has their own preference to learn but I second this recommendation. Videos work well to have a friendly face explain how things work and get interest generated, but if you intend to level up your programming skill you are better off reading code documentation and googling your way through every concept that needs explaination. Videos don't allow you to navigate away from the original learning path. I personally keep finding myself in situations where I am reading something up and want to fork out to get a good grasp on a concept being discussed. Text is your friend.

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Post by geerlingguy » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:04 PM UTC

In this article: 5000 words about "what is programming".

Then, waaay down at the bottom, the actual list of YouTube channels.

Seriously, this is worse than those recipes where you have to get through three anecdotes about cooking with grandma.

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Post by colesantiago » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:09 PM UTC

KaiIrwin wrote: post #2

As a self tought software engineer, I have tried learning to code from YouTube videos but I really don't recommend it

why?

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Post by yuanshan » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:12 PM UTC

“The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it”. --

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Post by sixQuarks » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:12 PM UTC

KaiIrwin wrote: post #2

As a self tought software engineer, I have tried learning to code from YouTube videos but I really don't recommend it

I’m in the same boat, I like watching videos to learn, but YouTube videos are not really comprehensive.

Codingtrain youtube has some decent series, but I like buying courses on Udemy. They’re usually like $10 since there are always promotions.

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Post by McDev » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:13 PM UTC

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Post by VikingCoder » Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 2:14 PM UTC

yuanshan wrote: post #7

“The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it”. --

I know a guy who apparently has photographic memory. When a new programming language comes out, he buys the book, and reads it, and then he's fluent in that language.

It's terrifying to watch.

And the guy had no idea that's not how people do it. He saw me fiddling with a new language, and was baffled with what I was doing.