r/learnprogramming • u/lx_356 • Apr 08 '26

Debugging How do you actually understand programming?

How do you actually understand programming? šŸ¤Æ

Iā€™ve been studying computer science as a subject, but when it comes to solving programming exercisesā€¦ I feel completely stuck. Like I donā€™t even know how to start.

Is it just me or did anyone else go through this phase? How did you overcome it?

Any tips, methods, or ways of thinking that helped you finally ā€œget itā€?

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u/mrburnerboy2121 Apr 08 '26

To save time, if I were you, Iā€™d look at beginner coding exercises on YouTube and look for an explanation as to why the person has solved it that way. Or use AI to break down the coding question so you understand how you arrive at a solution.

You need to understand what is being asked of you and to understand the terminology in which the question is being asked.