How can I get better at programming?

Question

I like programming and I understand the basics but I don't understand how apply them.

Answer 1

You must practice again and again what you learned. And never give up! That's the only way to gain experience!
www.hackerrank.com
is a good place to practice.

Answer 2

Maybe have a look at some Udemy/Udacity courses, there are some good courses for a very reasonable price.
Euler project is another good (and free) option - a set of problems that you can use coding for, and once you solve them you can access the forum posts for that problem and see how others did it (using all different languages too)
There is an app on Android I used before called Idea Bag, with suggested projects you can try. Have a go at those, use Google and stackoverflow to find answers for each stage you come across.

Answer 3

You can practice by making up problems, and applying what you learned to make a program to fix that problem. For example: how to input several numbers and output the largest number.