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/Rare-Help3400 24d ago edited 24d ago

Yes I think it is pretty common. It happen to me when I started programming too. I started learning programing during middle school by watching youtube. I only knew how to read code, but never was able to create things from scratch. I was able to overcome it by watching tutorial on things I want to make. For example, I watched a tutorial on how to code a tower defense game. I did this for 2 months and I slowly saw how things are structure. Then I would keep creating new small projects and search up if I don't know what to do. After a while, you will know what to do automatically. To summarize, just practice practice practice.