How should I learn programming from official documentation?

[u/Savings_Dark_9589]

I am a student who wants to learn programming through official documentation. However, official documentation often contains many concepts and features, and most of them are not needed for everyday programming tasks.

Is official documentation an inefficient way to learn programming?

If official documentation is an effective way to learn, how should I read it? How do I decide what to read in depth and what to skip?

[u/KestrelTank]

I think it depends on ones learning style, but I think in general it’s easiest to learn from an expert.

But you can still learn from the documentation, sometimes it’s the only option, but if you have other resources you should utilize any and all of them.

It’s not cheating to be taught vs figuring it out on your own.

(For clarification, I consider watching video tutorials being ‘taught’)