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How to Learn from Tutorials the Right Way – and Not Get Trapped in Tutorial Hell
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What programming language? You might have to back to basics. I know what you mean though. That was my frustration as well. The basics aren't covered well enough on many courses, and learning in a browser IDE adds anxiety when following tutorials if you don't know how to set up your environment.
If it's with Python, maybe I can help. Getting your environment set up is the most important part. I like to use pycharm, it forces you into virtual environments but that's a good practice to follow and gives you plenty of practice with the basics since you'll have to install your dependencies for every project.
Sometimes the dependencies change, and it's nice to know what version you previously used vs how the new package version works.
Python was not such a problem because you can make a .py file and start doing things. More or less like a js. But when I want to make my own things with compiled programs like c++, rust, haskell... I get stuck.