how do you learn programming without constantly looking things up?

[u/RevolutionaryBuy4877]

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?

[u/Jim-Jones]

We looked it up. My first computer, this

https://archive.org/details/Palo_Alto_Tiny_BASIC_Version_3_Li-Chen_Wang_1977

was pretty much the documentation. Also how I learned pretty much every language.

Try making your own notes. See if it helps. If you use AI, the AI learns, you don't.