Lost Beginner Coder: Am I really meant for coding??

Question

How do people in sololearn make such good games, yet I have not made any. I don't have ANY ideas and have no clue where to start. When I look through the writing of the codes I get confused. Even the HTML I'm learning doesn't seem to stick in my head, after lesson when I play challenges I almost forget everything I learned. Its too much to comprehend. And then I see many people making spectacular codes and wonder if I am even meant to code. I feel like everyone is moving WAAAYY faster than me!😭😭😭🙁

Answer 1

I think it's because you're rushing experience and experience takes time. It will take time for you to become good at coding, so don't rush.

Your learning style should also be correct if you don't want to overwhelm, demotivate and confuse yourself. So don't learn multiple languages at once, master one course at a time.

You don't need to worry about memorising what you're learning, that will come naturally. What you should do is try to understand what you're learning, that's more important.

If you stick to these basic learning rules and practice everyday then you'll too become great over time and the ideas will start flowing in.

Here's some useful guides, and never give up, you can do this.
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/452538/?ref=app
https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/679875/?ref=app

Answer 2

I have programmed for decades. At one point, my boss asked me to take a guy they figured they needed to fire because he couldn't do anything useful. I spent 3 months working with him doing everything together. He went on to become one of the best programmers we had. It just was a matter of find out how he learned and teaching breaking complex tasks into tiny pieces.

Computers are stupid they only do what you tell them to do. Think about teaching a toddler some task. You break them up to teach one step at a time. Do the same thing with your programming. Write a small piece and prove it works. If it doesn't, put output lines to display what is not going right so you can fix it.

Answer 3

Well. to start, sololearn is only a kick starter, so you should have more apps about what your interested about (ex java). Also, books area great way to learn about coding, check eBay of Amazon for books. Last but not least, be patient and use good old YouTube.

Answer 4

I am ment for coding. A website I am working on is a supper good idea, and I can't make it without coding we need all of the coders we can get so join us

Answer 5

I can assure you that you'll definitely smile in a couple of months or years if you read this post again. You'll look back at how far you have come, how many great programs you have written and how many "Lost Beginner Coders" you have encouraged.... If and only if, exclusively if, you are persistent. Keep at it, keep on learning and practicing, keep on asking questions and seeking answers! Just keep on keeping on! ✌️

Answer 6

Thank you so much everyone!!😄😋