[codegeek]

For me, a good tutorial explains the "why" and not just the "how" or "what". So even though step by step tutorial can be useful, if they don't teach the why, I don't find them too effective.

Also about figuring things on your own, the point of any good tutorial is to give you directions. You still have to figure things out on your own. You always do. But a good tutorial can at least tell you where to look to figure a specific thing out.