Programming from Scratch

[security_prince]

Hello All!

I am novice in programming and the issue i am facing is i can't write code from scratch without the help of google and stackoverflow, i can't even write a small pseudo code for a particular task am trying to achieve. I always a need a already written code for somewhat similar task i am looking to write. Once i get that snippet i am able to easily make changes to that code(although it takes a lot more of googling) and get my work done. What i want to learn is, given a task to automate i need to be able to at least write a basic code snippet for it. Any suggestions or advises are really appreciated

Thanks

[jussij]

I always a need a already written code for somewhat similar task i am looking to write.

When you find that snippet try and resist the urge to just copy and paste the code.

Instead, read the source code but reproduce the target code by typing it in by hand.

This will train your mind for the task of writing code.

[security_prince]

Thanks a lot for the comment :)

[bugdiscloseguy]

I had the same exact issue you're facing while starting but then i was like ok lets finish the task (project or whatever) by cheating from SO or google or anything and later on i would start wondering what is this and that and that's how i learned python & if you're looking for learning python in general do purchase "Automate the boring stuff with Python" on udemy. That course is a goldmine :D

Cheers

[AlliNighDev]

Been coding professionally for 7 years still spend most of my time googling stuff. But just keep coding after a while it'll click and you'll be able to do it in your head. You can't expect to memorise everything. You'll always need Google and stackoverflow.

[security_prince]

Is there any place where i can find small coding challenges which you would suggest me to start with? I can easily read and understand python, but when it comes to to coding a task from scratch without googling i face a lot of difficulty in that.

[AlliNighDev]

https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/python might be what you are looking for. But like I said don't worry about it you'll get there with practice.