Passive learning will never replace active learning

The best and most sure-fire way to build confidence and competence in programming is to build things. No amount of passive learning: reading books and articles, watching videos, talking with others, can ever replace getting your hands on the keyboard and doing it yourself. I say this because I have fallen into this trap countless times. I read or watch something, feel like I’m learning and growing, but then I sit in front of my editor and have no