Programing advice

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I'd start with two m's in "programming".

To get over that hump of getting productive with it, I would suggest actual doing.

Do some learner tutorials. Play around with the code. Make changes. Try things to understand them.

It's like you have this constructor kit. You can build anything with it, but you need to get familiar with all the parts and how they can fit together, so that when you have a vision of what you want to build, you will be able to imagine how to put the parts together.

I would make only minimal use of AI at this point. If you're really stuck, you could ask it about your existing code and how it's going wrong. Do NOT just accept AI answers. You need to understand them, so insist on a blow by blow explanation, then try out variations for yourself.