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Sandor | tutorialhell.dev

The problem is that you do not see what the scope of what programming is. You need to define a clear goal. For example, you could decide to go for web development and in that case, you need to know what exactly it takes to build a web app. What kind of applications you can build, what technologies you can use in Frontend and Backend, how to test apps, where to deploy them.

Notice, that I am saying you need to know about, not learn it.

Then, you go deeper into FE and BE and you need to understand what the building blocks are. It may seem like a high level, but in fact, without this knowledge you get stuck in tutorial hell.  

Knowing what is needed to build a fully fictional web app gives you a better idea about what you need to learn or how to ask questions to get the right answers.

I am working on a beginner-friendly tutorial on creating a Trello clone to teach beginners how to think to be able to build a large scale app. Check it out: js.comparecourses.dev/