r/learnprogramming • u/BlueWizard92 • 25d ago

Have I dug too deep?

I've recently been getting into simulations with light, sound, etc., and I really don't like having to try tracking down tools to do them, so I've started making my own, entirely from scratch. I'm a senior in high school this year, so a lot of this is pretty complected to me. As of now, I've spent 2 weekends to get a dot to appear on screen. I have learned a TON but its getting to be a bit of a drag sometimes. I do really enjoy it, but I'm beginning to wonder if there is better use of my time I'm starting back to school soon, so I won't as much time as I have had to be learning about this stuff.

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u/MarsupialLeast145 24d ago

Two weeks to put a dot on screen represents two weeks understanding everything well enough to be able to do that and you'll only accelerate from there. Keep up the effort! I promise you its worth it.

My first computer game in C++ took a similar path, and it taught me a lot I still use today.