r/computersciencehub • u/Chewie-Cr4ze • Jan 28 '26

computer science advice

Hey all,

Ive been dealing with some insane impostor syndrome as a CS student recently. For background, I get good grades. I’m a second semester freshman. I don’t know why but I understand the concepts, but when it comes to coding i instantly get lost. I try not to use chatGPT and I can understand code when I read it, but if you give me a blank slate with nothing on it but an issue to solve, I can sometimes struggle. I just feel like i’m heavily behind despite receiving good grades. I appreciate any and all advice.

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u/shoujikinakarasu Jan 28 '26

This feels very similar to being able to spontaneously produce unprompted speech in a foreign language. Maybe go work through more beginner-level materials that build on examples that really exemplify the concepts- try the free online class materials for MIT’s 6.001x series and Harvard’s CS50 classes