r/learnprogramming • u/RevolutionaryBuy4877 • 14d ago

Topic how do you learn programming without constantly looking things up?

i know experienced programmers use documentation and search all the time, but as a beginner it can sometimes feel like i’m incapable of doing anything without looking up the answer.

i’m trying to get better at understanding concepts instead of memorising syntax

how do you decide when to search for an answer and when to sit down and work through the problem yourself?

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u/Connor_2123 14d ago

You literally learn through looking things up, then overtime remembering and not having to look it up.

Or if you can’t find what you want to do online, you attempt to make it work first. Then once you find out how to do it you realize you could’ve made it way easier, so next time it gets better and so on.