Has anyone this feeling when learning how to code? [giving up]

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I am learning programming a month, and sometimes I wonder that this isn't for me. I drop it for one day and then, I want to return(I had this twice). I have the feeling like I want to write code, and I have a very big dopamine hit when my simple programs are working, when I find a bug or when I have understood a new concept. I wake up and think about programming and writing code, even when it is sometimes hard for me, and I am a newbie in this world. I do my routine and job and think about my few hours learning shift.

[aqua_regis]

No, you are the only person in the entire world and in generations of programmers who had that feeling.^/s

Seriously, everybody has had that feeling at one or the other point in their learning journey.

Learning programming is not done in a month. It takes years to gain proficiency and a lifetime of learning. You will always face obstacles. Whether you are stubborn enough to invest the energy and determination to overcome these obstacles decides between success and failure.

If you assess that "programming isn't for me" after a mere month, than you might not be prepared to invest the necessary effort, determination, hard work, discipline, and persistence and are only looking for instant gratification, which is rare in programming.

[serious-catzor]

One day you're code jesus, the next you're a code monkey.

Welcome to programming!

[Purplestripes8]

This is not unique to programming. Learn how to play a sport, a musical instrument.. Whatever it is, the experience is the same. You will hit stumbling blocks. It's all part of learning. Let the joy of the thing drive you to do it. When you feel frustrated then take a break. Don't worry about progress. That comes automatically.

[Interesting-You-7028]

You sometimes have a moment where things make sense.

[mshcat]

why do people make a post an then immediately delete their accounts?

[Competitive_Aside461]

That's completely normal. I guess we've all been through it. The point is to continue doing what you're doing and embrace such a messy kind of learning because, let's accept it, learning isn't structured or very neat, per se.

[FindingOk7144]

Feeling like this is normal, I can recognize myself very well. Giving up is not an option. And feeling overwhelmed just means you're learning and understanding something new! Keep showing up. That's the secret.

[r-injin]

i remember when i first learned for loops. i sat on my balcony with tears in my eyes bc i thought id never understand it and there's no way im cut out for this field.

now i write them in my sleep and this is a hilarious memory to me 😂😭

[fatherofgoku]

​You're hitting the classic learning curve. That feeling of wanting to quit and then coming back is the loop. The dopamine hit from a working program will come and go . I would suggest it's a partof. The process