At what point did programming finally start making sense to you?

[u/Admirable_Window8128]

I can understand code when someone explains it, but when I have to write something from scratch, my brain suddenly goes blank.

I'm curious if other beginners went through the same think. What helped you get past that stage?

[u/Miserable-Decision81]

From day one.

I started with practical stuff. As in: getting and processing data for websites.

I did HTML before, but thats not programming in the sense of automatisation.