# Course vs Tutorials

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261>\
**Category:** General JUCE discussion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261 "2026-02-21T19:10:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dev1992](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dev1992](https://forum.juce.com/u/dev1992)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261/1 "2026-02-21T19:10:45Z")

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Hello, is the course by Jan Wilczek all I need to get good? Or do you also recommend checking out tutorials as well? - [Tutorials - JUCE](https://juce.com/learn/tutorials/)

I ask because Jan’s course is already advanced and comprehensive.

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**Author:** ![zsliu98](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/zsliu98/32/22502_2.png) [@zsliu98](https://forum.juce.com/u/zsliu98)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261/2 "2026-02-22T02:11:30Z")

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Personally, I think that the course is much easier to follow and provide more coverage. The tutorial is a bit less-organized for plugin development.

I might be biased because I went through the tutorial/course with completely different knowledge base 🙂 and the course uses CMake and CLion, which I prefer more.

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**Author:** ![dev1992](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dev1992](https://forum.juce.com/u/dev1992)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261/3 "2026-02-22T08:13:33Z")

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Good to know

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**Author:** ![t0m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/t0m/32/16413_2.png) [@t0m](https://forum.juce.com/u/t0m)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261/4 "2026-02-23T09:58:26Z")

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There are a few things covered by the tutorials that are not part of the course, but I would recommend going through the course first.

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**Author:** ![dev1992](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dev1992](https://forum.juce.com/u/dev1992)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261/5 "2026-02-23T10:37:59Z")

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Thanks, my approach is this, is it fine? - instead of applying what’s been told, I just go through the whole course checking all videos so I get what it involves, and then it would tell me if it’s actually something for me  
and decide if to pursue it further or not.. so I get that whole picture of a what is it all about, rather than deep dive and then realize oh this is not for me..

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**Author:** ![t0m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/t0m/32/16413_2.png) [@t0m](https://forum.juce.com/u/t0m)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/course-vs-tutorials/68261/6 "2026-02-23T15:16:13Z")

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Go for it