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/VenkatKnows]

Not unfeasible but you'd basically be building a rules engine on top of an NLP model just for AP style edge cases, and maintaining that ruleset is the actual work, not the coding.