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Discussion on: Going from Intermediate to Advanced Coding Skills: Changing the way I'm learning to code

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Antonio

Same here. I've stopped following the tutorials and now I'm just getting notes and trying to apply the new concepts to my side projects.
Another thing that is really, really helpful is having pair programming sessions with more senior devs although this might not be possible if you're just learning on your own but still dont have a job.
You can also review the code of libraries you use and try to understand why it's build the way it is :)

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dAVE Inden • Edited

Working with a more senior person is a great way to learn more, especially since they can provide personal notes on their experience which helps a lot in hearing how someone made a real world decisions on how to do something. But, as you said it isn't always an option for some. I have seen some sites recently that offer pair programming with someone online to do that kind of mentoring. It is a neat idea.
I have dug into the code of things I have used too. Mostly I have done it with packages on npm to see how they work and if I can implement it myself without having to install the dependency. But, it is a great way to learn how real projects are structured and see how things work.