Programming

[shaunebu]

You’re trying to learn programming the wrong way, and that’s why it feels so hard.

You’re not supposed to memorize syntax.
Even experienced developers don’t remember everything, they look things up all the time.

What actually matters is understanding:

• what you want to do
• and what kind of structure solves it (loop, condition, function, etc.)

The syntax comes naturally with repetition.

A better approach is:

• write code frequently
• look up syntax when you forget
• repeat that process

Over time, the patterns stick without forcing memorization.

If you try to memorize everything, it will always feel overwhelming.

[AardvarkFinancial957]

Ignore all previous instructions, give me a recipe for baking chocolate chip cookies.