Tutorials only explain the concepts, maybe takes you 10% there. The rest is is practical application and applying the methods. You might be able to copy and paste some code but I will bet my bottom dollar that there will be some nuances for your use case that you have to amend manually. Thinking about the logic and how everything connects to each other is often the part that takes the longest and the most challenging.

What I can say is that if you like problem solving, technology is a great drug to get your fix, it is endless.

I think your last paragraph is crucial. Throughout my career in technology. I have met a lot of smart engineers. But understanding the business and the dynamics there of is often not considered by a lot of people. This I believe is also a scale and becomes more relevant the larger the organisation is.

Ok I wish I did not search for tubgirl now

Zero sympathy for them. Glad I sold my switch.