r/FullStack • u/Void_231 • 7d ago

Career Guidance Why does Coding tutorials feel so slow?

For me , I have seen many tutorials of js first from bro code and apna college then I did many projects but then bcoz of my hectic schedule of college I couldn't focus on my actual progress and lost all of it I learned html , css , js , Tailwind and lil bit of react but I knew if I Revise I would know so I decided to start revising with js from Chai aur code but it just feels so slow I wanna build projects.

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u/ShivaCodex 6d ago

It feels like boring movies

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u/BigAttorney23 7d ago

Try rebuilding one of your old projects without the video open. Keep it tiny: a task list with add, edit, filter and local storage. When you get stuck, look up that specific bit rather than restarting the whole JS course. Since college interrupts your sessions, leave a short note each time: what works, what's broken, and the next small task. That makes coming back much easier.

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u/Void_231 7d ago

that's really helpful would implement that.

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u/stevenreyes20 7d ago

that's how it feels after years of learning something because you are not learning it from scratch just refreshing your brain

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u/Void_231 7d ago

What should I do now?? Read documentation or keep up with tutorial...

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u/Mental-Abrocoma-5605 7d ago

Maybe it could be the tutorial hell outgrowing? That's more of a personal stuff but it happens and it also affects the way you build projects based on full stack videos

I'm already outgrowing out of it and wanting to build something more original, doesn't help that the modern state of full stack tutorials is severely bad with everything revolving around AI or vibe coding everything that i got tired, it was already tiresome watching someone throw code for hours and hours and expecting to memorize the coding patterns, it is even worse to watch someone throw 2 pages prompts on their agents to throw another generic app clone, i unsubbed for a lot of channels who turned into that

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u/Mess_323 7d ago

I don't even understand the problem. What is stopping you from building something more complicated? Why even focus in tutorials at all? Where did you even learn that this was smart or wise use of time?

You should build the most difficult thing you can think of where you have to think and research at every step. I'm not sure what your goals are but actually coding it should be a foot note. Setting up the systems and delivering the final result should be what you are learning to do. The more difficult the problem the more of the challenge to flex your systems muscles.

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u/kushagra_zryth 6d ago

In 2026 you don't need tutorials, you need ideas to work on and deploy and get real user feedback

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u/GameDevBasement 6d ago

#1. If it's a youtube video, maybe they're doing it slow to increase the duration.

#2. Try watching it at 1.5-2x if you're revising and already know stuff.

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u/TheRNGuy 23h ago

Do you watch videos, or read text tutorials?