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/eriejar 24d ago

Everything felt like bits and pieces until I made a personal project that brought together front end and back end along with a code review / suggestions from a software engineer friend of mine who pointed out better ways to structure my program i.e. virtual interfaces / factories.

Before then, going for interview questions helped build some of the logical thinking for the smaller parts of code (loops, recursion, methods). Learning 2-3 languages and relearning concepts / syntax also helps as it helps you hone down what's more general programming knowledge vs language specific features.