How to get out of tutorial hell?

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Nov 12, 2020 5 Comments

With so many new technologies ranging from distributed systems to machine learning, how do you guys move beyond the beginner level in a new tech stack? I have been experimenting with new languages and framework but not able to go beyond hello-world level.

I know building project helps but it always feels that I don't know enough to build a project on my own?

Share your ideas on how you guys plan your learning outside of work? How do you reach a level in a new tech stack where you are confident in writing production level code?

#engineering #software #swe

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  • When I learn a new technology I usually take the following steps:
    1. Read one basic tutorial and implement the code for the tutorial
    2. Get a high level grasp of what the technology is and its use
    3. Read some documentation
    4. Get bored of reading documentation and tutorials
    5. Start hacking away at a project that uses said technology.
    6. Google any problems I face and read the documentation as I go along
    7. Finish my hacky mess of a project
    8. Claim to be an expert on said technology
    9. Go back and read more in-depth into the documentation and realize I’m an idiot and barely know anything about the technology and that I made everything way too difficult.
    10. Refactor my mess
    11. Rinse and repeat steps 8-10
    Nov 12, 2020 1
    • Donlen / Finance
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      Donlen Finance

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      Damn you're a doer. Love it.
      Nov 12, 2020
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    Unfollow beyond data science. Block youtube
    Nov 13, 2020 0
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    I think there's a tutorial for that too on YouTube.
    Nov 13, 2020 0
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    This post itself would lead you further into tutorial hell.
    Let's wait for people to create several hell branches.
    This is the perfect recursion example.
    Nov 13, 2020 0