The latest articles on DEV Community by Sahesh (@sahesh). https://dev.to/sahesh https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F25094%2Fe5516203-c708-4612-9ac5-c9902a634329.jpg https://dev.to/sahesh en Sahesh Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:06:56 +0000 https://dev.to/sahesh/how-do-you-stay-productive-as-a-developer-2gdj https://dev.to/sahesh/how-do-you-stay-productive-as-a-developer-2gdj <p>Hello devs,</p> <p>Let's discuss the tips and tricks that you are following as a dev to stay productive?</p> <p>How do you spend the time/plan for additional learnings apart from your profession.</p> <p>Hope everyone will engage and share your experience here </p> productivity programming tips Sahesh Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:04:37 +0000 https://dev.to/sahesh/how-to-watch-a-coding-tutorial-beginners-guide-k53 https://dev.to/sahesh/how-to-watch-a-coding-tutorial-beginners-guide-k53 <p>Tutorials are everywhere! Most people start watching tutorials when they start coding or learning a new programming language. There is nothing wrong with watching tutorials. But you should know how to do that in a right way.</p> <h2> Focus. </h2> <p>When you are watching tutorials, focus on the video thoroughly. Don't sit and watch that as another entertainment video. If you don't get what the lecturer has explained, re-watch it until you get the idea. Try to understand the concepts.</p> <p>Stop watching tutorials like a tv series. If you have completed one chapter and if you feel that you have understood all the concepts there, stop continuing watching the other chapters. </p> <h2> Did You Learn? </h2> <p>Only watching a 10-hour course on React JS doesn't mean that you know React JS. What would be your answer after one month, If you ask yourself, do you know React JS ? You may know the basic syntax of React JS. But you’ve never actually learned how to solve a particular problem with that.</p> <h2> Give more priority to short courses ? </h2> <p>If you have already learned the fundamentals of programming I suggest you watch “Crash Courses” or “Short courses” when you want to learn a new programming language or tech stack. Easily you can get the basic idea of the new stack/language with those “Crash Courses”. </p> <h2> Trap… </h2> <p>Many people who are learning coding or programming languages are stuck for Tutorial Purgatory.</p> <p><strong>‘Tutorial Purgatory’</strong> is where you try to learn a skill by going from tutorials, videos , lectures, etc. You are feeling like you are learning. But you aren't because you are stuck when you ask to apply what you’ve learned.</p> <h2> Build Build Build </h2> <p>Spend more time applying the knowledge that you have gained from tutorials. That is the most valuable part. </p> <p>Don't build the same thing that you have seen in tutorials. Try to develop simple projects first. Get your hands dirty with coding.</p> <h2> Time </h2> <p>You may get many errors while implementing things, you may demotivate. But don't give up!</p> <p>It's worth building a simple app than watching 100 tutorials. </p> <p>At one stage you will improve your skills and you will be able to apply the knowledge you gained from tutorials quickly.</p> <p>Hope this will be helpful to new developers who are trying to learn programming. </p> <p>Welcome your suggestions and ideas :)</p> beginners programming tutorial productivity Sahesh Sun, 02 Sep 2018 16:35:42 +0000 https://dev.to/sahesh/how-many-hours-do-you-spend-to-improve-your-coding-skills-1b3 https://dev.to/sahesh/how-many-hours-do-you-spend-to-improve-your-coding-skills-1b3 <p>I think many of you are working as developers. But in this discussion I want to ask how many hours do you spend to improve your coding skills apart from your job. May be to learn a new language. How do you spend the time ? (like doing a project) Share your thoughts.</p> discuss