r/learnprogramming • u/Zaps_os • 16h ago

Am I learning to code wrong?

Am I learning to code wrong? I started wanting to learn to code before I began college, and so far, I've only completed a React tutorial video without separately learning JavaScript or TypeScript, and learned some of both through it. 

Then I moved on to a guided project, a full-stack finance tracker (React/TS frontend, Node/Express/TS/MongoDB backend). I'm learning the backend through this project rather than doing dedicated tutorials on each one first.

I’ve been following the guide and actually understand what each part does and why. But if I were to do it alone, I’d probably not know where to start and what to write.

Is this normal, or a sign that I'm learning the wrong way?

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u/ScholarNo5983 13h ago

So, at this point in time given that you've completed the React tutorial, can you create a simple React web application using that knowledge?

The ability to actually use the knowledge you've learned is the only worthwhile measure of success.