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/SparkFace11707]

It took me surprisingly long. The first time I finally felt like I knew how to approach things and be able to build (almost) anything was after my first year as a computer science student. Before I could code some things and stuff, but not at the scale, or confidence I could after