how long should i practice programing?

Posted by MinimumVisual8888@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 13 comments

i usually try to program for 1 to 2 hours. is that long?

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MinimumVisual8888@reddit (OP)

Just to clarify, i want to make a videogame developer one day.

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ScholarNo5983@reddit

Imagine you are trying to learn to be a writer.

Would you ask the question "how long should I practice writing?"

Hopefully the answer becomes obvious; if you want to become good at these kinds of skills you'll never stop practicing.

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TheSilentCheese@reddit

That's a warm-up. Keep going until you're not retaining what you're learning or getting too frustrated to figure out a problem. Then it's time to take a break.

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It really depends on what your end goal is, the more you do it the more you will learn about it. If your goal is to get good enough for an intro class that should be fine, but if you're trying to make a game or business software that's nowhere near enough.

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uvuguy@reddit

Personally, I think it would be hard to do that long term. I have found with just about any skill in life its more important oh how often you do it vs how long you do it.

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MisterGerry@reddit

Do 10 reps of Hello World per day.
If you want to be really buff, try 20 reps. But more than that and you're just hurting yourself.

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yummyjackalmeat@reddit

That's not bad but to get stuff done expect some sleepless nights too.

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Riddler3000@reddit

It's highly depends of what you want to achieve.
It's totally ok if you are doing it for fun and not enough if you are trying to become a professional software developer.

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dashkb@reddit

Forever.

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Due_Dependent5933@reddit

for doing what ?

i code 6 7h hours a Day since 15years and still learn stuff (New features released in New version, New package , New langage )

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WystanH@reddit

Programming is more an activity than a study plan. You write programs. As you write programs, you'll uncover gaps in your knowledge and also have a concrete reason to fill those gaps; your program.

Programming is something you do. You can read about it in the same way you read about playing video games. Knowing some arcane game lore might make play more entertaining, but if you don't play enough to apply it then there's no point in such knowledge.

The amount of time you spend programming is up to you. Rather than time, make it a function of achievement. Determine that you want your program to do X. If you get to X, do you need a break? If you haven't got to X and feel like mashing your head into the keyboard, take a break.

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0x14f@reddit

What is your objective ? Learning ? That's a bit low....