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Devdevdev:
This thread is for visual learners like me who learn better when watching and coding along, as opposed to reading books. If you prefer books and articles, then this thread isn't for you.

I've wasted a lot of time trying to learn from YouTube and I want you to learn from my experience. YouTube is not a place to learn. Majority of the people that teach programming on YouTube are either idiots who don't really know how to code, quacks that just steal code from stack overflow and chatgpt, or frauds trying to get clicks by posting catchy topics.

The better you get at programming the more you'll realize just how useless YouTube videos are. I'm speaking from experience.

YouTube tutorial channels are massive time wasters that just scratch the surface of a topic and never explain what's actually happening or how the code actually works. They just repeat code they probably copied elsewhere and expect you to follow along. The result of this is that because the concept isn't explained well, you find yourself coming back to YouTube to understand it better, and you repeat the cycle endlessly until you get stuck in the dreaded tutorial hell.

If you want to get better at programming, get a high rated udemy course and follow it step by step. It may be 60-80 hrs long, but it's worth it. And that course is all you need to understand the subject. You can supplement the rest of your learning by reading documentation.

Udemy courses are taught by trained professionals who their job is to teach, not some quack who just feels like creating a YouTube channel to get clicks. The top rated udemy instructors are usually experienced tutors who teach not just those learning but also professional developers in big companies.

Udemy courses are well structured and they take you from beginner level to advanced, and if you are intermediate, you can skip the beginner sections and still learn what you need.

Stop patronizing programming tutorial channels on YouTube who just waste your time. It doesn't matter if they have a million followers.

The only YouTube accounts you should follow are people that are also high rated on Udemy And these guys usually don't even post their relevant courses on YouTube anyways so you are better off just buying their udemy courses.

Instead of Youtube, read documentation. That's a better use of your time. A word is enough for the wise.

Please, can we connected. I like your view and opinions about tech. I will like to learn from you personally. Recently, you changed my mind to start learning C#/ Asp.Net with SQL. I love this, I feel happier. Yet, I know HTML, CSS, JavaScript and a lot of frameworks from them of which I can't mention here😀.
May I have your contact pls so we can learn together?☺️