Programming courses
Posted by TinyBoot8747@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Is it normal to be taking a programming course and feel stupid and confused, needing to watch someone else's explanation on YouTube? Is this normal in programming, or is it a mistake by the instructor?
SharkSymphony@reddit
That feeling you're feeling? We call it learning. 😁
Learning is hard work! A good instructor makes sure you're a bit out of your comfort zone, but gives you the tools you'll need.
mxldevs@reddit
Usually beginners need to spend many hours on their own just to figure out how loops and variables work and be able to use them to solve simple problems like counting how many times letters appear in a word
LurkingVirgo96@reddit
It's the most constant thing in programming 😭 hang in there 🥲
cyrixlord@reddit
you should not rely on one course at a time, end to end. If you have questions, do more research. find more courses to follow along with based on the current subject/chapter. Find blogs, articles about techniques you are learning about.
fish1974@reddit
That is how I learn too.
Suckmaboles@reddit
This is normal for pretty much any line of education, I wouldn’t worry
EntrepreneurHuge5008@reddit
Normal.
nerfherder616@reddit
This should be the top comment on the top post of this sub so it's the first thing new programmers see.
EntrepreneurHuge5008@reddit
Lmao, people don’t even spend a few seconds to check if there’s a wiki/info section.
mlugo02@reddit
Very normal, I always felt like everyone else understood everything just from the lectures. Turns out everyone was doing supplementary learning outside of class
lolideviruchi@reddit
I would assume you’re a super mega genius if you understood everything the first go. Very normal, standard