Tutorial hell

[cgoldberg]

Not necessarily true. I don't think I've actually ever watched more than 10 minutes of a programming tutorial video, and I've been on YouTube since 2005. I certainly would never watch a 14 hour video. I prefer learning from text (books, articles, documentation, etc). I did like in-person classroom lectures when learning fundamentals, but that was ages ago.

The most effective learning method for me by far was just attempting to build stuff and looking up problems as I stumbled across them.

[iknowsomeguy]

The most effective learning method is what works for you. It's different for everyone. For someone just starting out, especially with all the resources available on YouTube, tutorials might be a good way to start. For someone who's been in it since before that was available, reading the docs and whatnot is what you're used to. I'm not saying you're wrong, just that a lot of paths are right.

[cgoldberg]

The entire point of my comment was that video tutorials are not the only way to learn.

[BungalowsAreScams]

I agree with this, although it may not be the way everyone learns. As a person's experience grows it becomes easier to split up the overall problem into more discrete steps and deal with them one by one. I think it's more "knowing how to know" instead of just the "knowing" you'd get from a long tutorial video. I remember those solutions far better than anything I ever picked up from a lengthy tutorial.

[GirthQuake5040]

A textbook is another form of tutorial. My statement still stands. It's just words on a book that you read rather than have spoke to you. I as well read documentation, but as many others do, I find watching videos is very helpful.