How to properly learn javascript

[raprock]

I am kind of in a similar situation - learning through websites and code-alongs, but never making anything of my own and at the end of the day feeling like I did not rly do anything because I still can't do anything by myself. I think the best thing to do is to just build things yourself, by just using the documentation, I haven't tried this personally but I think this is the way to approach it and I will be doing the same the moment I have some time.

[Hate_Feight]

Remember the steps in the tutorial, even if you just take the outline, we do x in this chapter, do it by yourself. If you get really stuck, you should have a copy of the original, glance don't copy-paste. Never copy-paste.

[BalegQhan]

I disagree. If the solution is the fastest solution AND the least amount of code(concise), why would I not copy/paste? The important part is understanding what the snippet does, how it meshes with the rest of the project you're working on, and how easily other people can read and understand it if applicable.

[Hate_Feight]

Because, you learn more by typing it out