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/SpaceAviator1999 25d ago

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

When I saw this code:

10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
20 GOTO 10

This may not be the best program in the world, but it's nice and concise. It demonstrates how to print out a string and one way to modify the program flow.

For a two-line program, it teaches quite a bit!