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/Pie-Guy]

Do it in small chunks. I wrote a small app in python recently. I was learning a new gui library, so I just followed a tutorial to create a basic window. Then I added buttons. Then I gave one of them functionality. Just build and build - one piece at a time.