How do you code by your own, how can I learn it.

Question

A few years ago I got into programming and started learning Java to develop an Android App. But during my time learning, I noticed that I just knew how to make basic stuff and had understood the base concept, but for everything over this Ich used google to get some working Code.

Now I would like to ask you how I can get over this. How do you know which code to combine to get the wanted result?

I hope, I have explained the problem properly. Thanks for your tipps.

Answer 1

Problem: Where to start?

I'd say Google!
Google is literally a programmer's best friend.
You can get references of code, past problems and even ideas.
I'd recommend searching directly what you want:

"Android Java Developer"
"Create Android apps Java"
"Java on Android"
"Android developer"

This is a start.
If you have a problem you could watch YouTube videos on it as well, there are tons of it!

Answer 2

Try "hello world" tutorials, and then tutorials with a few more basic programming concepts. Then step it up a notch and learn more complex programming techniques in isolation, and then apply to your hello world projects. Then keep building on them. As your imagination develops, so will your programming ability.

There's no shame in using online resources as long as you understand the code your copying. If u don't. Break the code by taking bits out to see what goes wrong via debugging. This should help develop your understanding.