In this evolving tech era, everyone wants to learn programming and AI as it looks fancier to people and even more fancier when they are taught that it pays a decent money which motivates them. But no one actually talks about the reality of it. Many beginners feel excited when they start learning programming, but soon feel confused and overwhelmed. If you are facing the same problem, you are not alone. This mindset often slows their growth. The only people who succeed are the ones who actually implement it by themselves rather than thinking of the ups and downs or about the result. In this article, I will share my real experience as a beginner and explain why programming feels hard at first and how you can overcome it.
What Beginners Experience When Learning Programming
In this AI and tech era many people take a step forward to learn programming. As everyone has butterflies in their stomach when experiencing new things. At first, as people don’t have the knowledge, they start watching programming tutorials on YouTube. And people start initiating baby steps forward to it. People basically think that they would get placed in MAANG (META, AMAZON, APPLE, NETFLIX, GOOGLE) and start receiving a fancy salary. But this is not the truth that exists. When I started learning Programming I thought that it is the only thing which you will learn and get placed, but the reality check I got was, “Programming is just like learning to make a base which will keep buildings standing straight and strong.” There are other technology also which exist after learning a programming language.
Common Reasons Programming Feels Difficult
Well there are many newcomers and there are mostly everyone who finds it difficult while learning Programming. And yes it is OK to feel that, there should be no shame in accepting it. I have seen people saying that yes it is very easy, when anything asked about basics of programming their face got blanked. This is just because of not really following the right blueprint which will make the situation hard for you. And yes I have also done the survey when I was in my college for computer engineering students. After conducting the survey I found that the people only watching and watching the programming tutorials are the ones who felt that programming is difficult. And the one who implemented it has the basics cleared which make their path clear.
My First Experience Learning Programming
See there is no one in this world so has started anything and mastered them within a day or weeks. It takes time through which you will gain deeper knowledge of that domain. When I started learning Programming it was difficult for me as well but then I cleared my doubts with my teacher and seniors it made learning programming easy just like a playing remote control car. Programming will only confuse you, until you don’t get your hands dirty by implementing it. Once you have implemented you will make mistakes and it’s ok don’t take it as a failure take it as a lesson. And it will teach you to produce the best outcomes from you.
How the Brain Learns Coding
Well this would act as different for each techie who is new into learning Programming. Every brain in this world is different from each and every human being. It depends on how they train it. How I trained my brain while learning programming was playing chess games, sudoku and various other games which click to activate your critical thinking. And this critical thinking will make you go far and grow exponentially in the tech era.
Simple Ways to Make Programming Easier
It is very simple for students who want to make programming easier for them. I will share my experience which helped me in learning programming.
- Learn Syntax like Grammar : Learning any programming language syntax is like grammar which will make you give instructions and write code efficiently.
- Practice by writing small programs : You should take baby steps making mistakes and learn from them. Start taking mistakes as a lesson, it will not bother you anymore.
- Maintain a daily learning tracker : You have to write everyday regarding what you have learned on that day and what you have learned from it and where you can implement it in real life.
- Break big problems into smaller parts : You have to break the problems into small units which will make you understand the core issue responsible and understand patterns.
- Build logic with basic math problem : The core of learning every programming language and becoming a master in it comes from logic building. Logic building contains solving all the mathematical questions from basic to advanced. All 10th level mathematics questions are covered in logic building.
For example, if you are learning Python, try writing a small calculator program or number guessing game. Small projects build confidence.
Best Habits for New Programmers
Making good habits keeps you fresh and positive. Programmers need to adapt a habit which will make them up to date and fresh. The habits which I adapted from my mentor were the habits that made me ace learning any programming language.
- Small goals : To achieve anything break it into a daily task.
- Track Progress : After learning every concept take a test of yourself and see whether you are familiar with it.
- Daily Coding : It will make you never forget the concept that you have learned.
- Share Experience : Explain your daily task and concept to your closed ones that you have learnt throughout the day. It will make you revise every concept and also sharing the knowledge will also make you build connections.
I personally followed these steps and it made me build strong connections.
How Long It Takes to Feel Comfortable
Well there is no specific answer for this query. But yes, following the right path will make you feel comfortable as compared to anyone else. Learning and getting your hands dirty will make you comfortable easily. Talking about myself I started logic building and small projects making my vision clear. And now also I daily solve two problems of logic building which makes me feel comfortable with every programming language that i learned.
Final Thoughts
Well you have reached the end and I’m pretty much sure that you have a clear vision of what are the issues which are faced by any beginner who wants to learn a programming language. But on the other hand every issue has its solution to face such issues. My personal experience which I have learnt is that you should implement each and every concept to know its usage, loopholes, and many other things. And yes you have to jump deep by building real projects which will solve a real world problem even if it’s a small problem, but it will make a huge impact on society.
Written by Vishal Singh
Computer Science Student & Programming Content Creator
I, Vishal Singh, a computer science student, am currently learning and exploring programming, software development, and modern technologies. I love writing beginner-friendly tutorials and tech news articles to help new learners understand coding concepts simply and practically.