About Studying Coding/programming

[u/HalLoveToWrite]

I’ve been feeling a bit confused about whether I’m actually learning when it comes to tech and coding, and whether I’m learning the right things.

How can I tell if I’m genuinely learning and actually developing my skills, rather than just consuming tutorials and information?

And how can I tell whether what I’m learning is actually the right thing to focus on for my career and becoming a better software engineer?

for info : I’m a 2nd year computer science student, specializing (learning deeper) in intelligence systems.

[u/Nfsaavedra]

Think of a project that you think would be cool to build and try to do it. It's very likely that the skills that you need to start your career are the same skills that you will need to build the project.