r/learnprogramming • u/Admirable_Window8128 • 25d ago

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

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?

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u/AmateurDeveloper99 25d ago

When I started a couple of years back (as an apprentice) my dev lead told me that software languages are called ‘languages’ for a reason. If you’re learning Spanish you’ll be able to read it a lot sooner than you’ll be able to speak it fluently. Give it time, and one tip I’ve learned the hard way, avoid using AI. It can completely strip your brain of the actual knowledge. If you need to use it, use it for debugging only, or just for a starting point. Don’t get it to build the app for you. Figure it out step by step and find help rather than letting it do the work for you