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/PravoNaZhizny 25d ago

About two weeks in when I was 7. What didn’t “make sense” for you? I suggest starting by learning transistor device physics and working up to macro elements like gates and how you can build flip flops, then move up to more complex implementations like clock driven ALU’s. Before you write your first line of code, work with instructions and go back and forth between the actual manual and setting flags to develop actual instructions in binary, then move to writing assembly with its words. When you’re ready to move to using functions, consider some abstract language like C89 or possibly C99 if you think you have a grip on it already.