Is learning to code just memorizing stuff?

Question

I can't help but think that all that I have to do to learn a programming language is to just memorize the functions, modules, types, syntax, etc. Am I wrong or is there more to learning a language.

Answer 1

Memorization in programming isn't necessary thats why we have stackoverflow or other coding forums for that. Of course know the fundamentals once you do that code your language daily.

If your uncertain about an error or some sort of syntax google it i guarantee you theres someone out there will the same problem and solved it.

Take a look on how they solved it and incorporate your take in solving your problem. Programming takes patience and persistance keep at it.

Goodluck.

Answer 2

Memorizing codes is the wrong way to learn coding. Practise code daily would me you remember all codes automatically.

Answer 3

I don't think so at all. IMO programming is kind of like art. At first you indeed have to memorize a lot, but after getting familiar with syntax, comes real creative stuff.

Answer 4

With how all today's features offered on text editor and IDEs; syntax recognition necessity lessen, at the very least, syntax highlighting can tell you a mistyped word, and where intelligent code completion available/supported you are spoiled.

All the other answers here goes to one point, it's not that you don't need syntactic knowledge, but there's more, logic to implement on the code, one can memorize the syntax, yet still have problems in logic implementation, and regularly practice will at the same time memorize the syntax, and one don't need to know a-z syntax before they start.

Hth, cmiiw