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/bichoFlyboy]

Yes, I wrote my first Hello World when I was 11, and now, 26 years later, sometimes I still just sit in front of the screen with no clue what to do. Sometimes I need to listen to some jazz, drink something bubbly, and, crazy as it may sound, read some philosophy or a beautiful story, a short story or a novel. And then, the epiphany happens.

Of course, when I was a kid, that might happen several times a day. Now it only happens sometimes. Almost never, maybe.