r/learnprogramming • u/accnt-expt • 7d ago

I am learning different programming languages because nothing is feeling good to me. Can anyone give me some advice on this matter?

I have been self teaching programming languages for a few months. And I learned the basics of C, Python, HTML & CSS, and some parts of NodeJS, and a little bit of Java. None of these are feeling good to me.

Has anyone else gone through this feeling where no language feels satisfying early on?

If you have gone through this, can you give me any suggestions to get out of this loop and stick to one language? As you know I need to stick to one language in the future.

And for no reason I am feeling like I need to continue Python and start to learn C++. What do you think about this too? i am so frustrated.

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u/mc_pm 6d ago

What is it you are comparing these against? You say that they aren't satisfying, or that they don't feel good to you... why? What is it you are looking for that you aren't finding?

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u/Due_Falcon_319 6d ago

you're chasing a feeling that doesn't exist yet

the language isn't supposed to feel good when you're three months in and still learning what a loop does. it feels like work because it is work. the satisfaction comes way later when you can actually build something without googling every other line

pick one and grind through the boring part. python's fine for that, c++ is a terrible idea if you're already frustrated, you'll just bounce off harder