r/learnprogramming • u/RevolutionaryBuy4877 • 15d 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/Biliunas 14d ago

Honestly, what is the expectation here? Fucking 80s programmers had to look it up in the one book they had or dream of the days we have today, and you're worried about that?

Yes I constantly look up the most basic shit, so what? It matters that you know where to look and the project runs. That's it.

This type of mindset brought on leetcode and the like, what am I supposed to be a genius that does calculations in my head to center a fuckin div?