Why I Started Building React Projects Instead of Just Watching Tutorials ?
The author reflects on their journey from watching React tutorials to building their own projects. They emphasize that real learning occurs when one engages in hands-on coding rather than passively consuming content. By creating projects, they gained confidence and developed essential skills that tutorials alone could not provide.
- ▪The author initially felt productive after watching React tutorials but realized it did not equate to skill development.
- ▪Building projects helped the author learn debugging, component communication, and state management in a practical context.
- ▪The author encourages beginners to start building projects early, as even small projects can provide valuable learning experiences.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3950617) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Abhavya Gupta Posted on May 25 Why I Started Building React Projects Instead of Just Watching Tutorials ? #webdev #react #productivity #discuss Yes, I was just like many beginners. I used to spend hours watching React tutorials and at the end of the day, I felt productive just because I had completed another video or another playlist. But after some time, I realized something important: Watching tutorials is not the same as building skills.
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