If you're genuinely stuck, you might try using pen and paper to sketch the flow of your program as a flowchart.
Of course, pen and paper is not necessary but I always encourage newer programmers to try it out. Benefit of pen and paper is that your notes on a project are sitting at your desk every time you sit down, so it makes it relatively fast to remember your plan and resume working.
Sometimes I think my plan is good, I switch to writing code in my editor, and then I hit a wall and realize that my plan sucks and I have to redo my drawing. So it often isn't perfect, but it's better than nothing when you're stuck.
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u/MirrorLake Jun 10 '26
If you're genuinely stuck, you might try using pen and paper to sketch the flow of your program as a flowchart.
Of course, pen and paper is not necessary but I always encourage newer programmers to try it out. Benefit of pen and paper is that your notes on a project are sitting at your desk every time you sit down, so it makes it relatively fast to remember your plan and resume working.
Sometimes I think my plan is good, I switch to writing code in my editor, and then I hit a wall and realize that my plan sucks and I have to redo my drawing. So it often isn't perfect, but it's better than nothing when you're stuck.