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Which of the following are your preferred ways of learning?

Survey period: 15 Apr 2019 to 22 Apr 2019

Some methods are more efficient than others.

OptionVotes% 
Written tutorials61260.47
Video tutorials39639.13
Reading a book50449.80
Online interactive tutorials32231.82
By modifying and extending an existing application49148.52
Using the docs and trial-and-error44343.77
Formal courses19719.47
Randomly copying and pasting online code examples17417.19
Other302.96
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralRe: By Doing Pin
Mycroft Holmes15-Apr-19 12:42
professionalMycroft Holmes15-Apr-19 12:42 
GeneralRe: By Doing Pin
#realJSOP15-Apr-19 12:56
mve#realJSOP15-Apr-19 12:56 
GeneralEverything is better than videos PinPopular
Mike (Prof. Chuck)14-Apr-19 22:03
professionalMike (Prof. Chuck)14-Apr-19 22:03 
GeneralRe: Everything is better than videos Pin
Christian Graus15-Apr-19 16:22
protectorChristian Graus15-Apr-19 16:22 
GeneralRe: Everything is better than videos Pin
Stuart Dootson16-Apr-19 0:11
professionalStuart Dootson16-Apr-19 0:11 
GeneralRe: Everything is better than videos Pin
Rob Philpott16-Apr-19 6:11
Rob Philpott16-Apr-19 6:11 
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den2k8817-Apr-19 1:24
professionalden2k8817-Apr-19 1:24 
GeneralFormal courses are the best... Pin
OriginalGriff14-Apr-19 21:36
mveOriginalGriff14-Apr-19 21:36 
...because if you don't understand, you can easily ask a human who - in theory at least - does.
A book is a good substitute because it presents all the info in a structured manner.

Basically, the "efficiency order":
Formal courses
Reading a book
Written tutorials
Using the docs and trial-and-error
Online interactive tutorials
Video tutorials - mostly because they are generally created by people who have no idea how to teach or how to make a video, and who know little more than the person watching (if that)...
By modifying and extending an existing application
Randomly copying and pasting online code examples
However, this is to produce a developer who knows what he is doing. To get one that can bluff his way through an interview then crash and burn in the actual job, reverse it.
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Mike (Prof. Chuck)14-Apr-19 22:52
professionalMike (Prof. Chuck)14-Apr-19 22:52 
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Nelek15-Apr-19 11:39
protectorNelek15-Apr-19 11:39 
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ronlease16-Apr-19 3:55
professionalronlease16-Apr-19 3:55 
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OriginalGriff16-Apr-19 4:06
mveOriginalGriff16-Apr-19 4:06 
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Andreas Mertens16-Apr-19 4:03
professionalAndreas Mertens16-Apr-19 4:03 
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OriginalGriff16-Apr-19 4:12
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Andreas Mertens16-Apr-19 4:26
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