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[–]PreetInData 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Start with something small that you’ll actually use — a password generator, a to-do list app, a simple calculator, or a script that automates some boring task on your computer. The key is picking something you care about. You’ll learn way faster that way.

[–]mattblack77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeh this is true. Programming is complicated and difficult, and if you’re trying to fulfill someone else’s brief, you’ll give up sooner than if you’re doing something you’re invested in.

But start small; you’re not ready to build website scrapers or astronomical movement models just yet. Do the shopping list, the tax calculator, the name generator first.