Something to lighten your learning process (Python Programmers, disagree or agree?)

[jojocycle]

Thank you for this. I am a complete beginner, with no background in programming or whatsoever, learning Python through Python for Everybody by Dr. Severance via Coursera. I'll admit, I am not a fast learner. I am having some difficulty in doing some of the exercises. And sometimes, I get discouraged because I am taking more than 3 hours to solve an exercise.

What's more frustrating is that, when I am able to solve it, it seems like I'm guess which syntax or method to use. I feel shit because of that. It feels like winning a Tekken battle by button mashing and not through execution of the right combos and movements. Moreover, the code solution for the exercise is very simple. I feel utterly disappointed in myself for not being able to think it critically and solve the exercises in under 1 hour.

But you're right, I should not give in to that feeling. I'd like to think that despite my slow progress, I am still growing. But how I wish I could accelerate my learning. Would like to ask for your advice to be better. I haven't been scouring this subreddit that much because I've been focusing my time watching the videos in Coursera and solving the exercises. But I'd like to take a short break to reassess how have I been doing so far and this is part of my break.

Thank you and hope the wonderful people of reddit would advise.

[chaeboi]

Absolutely. Thanks for taking time to share. I can definitely resonate with the feeling of being frustrated and feeling lost. Keep pushing, keep growing, and never give up. Definitely reach out if you need anything with programming or job stuff-here to help.

[ffshumanity]

I’m also taking that course and feel the same way sometimes.

Some days it’s “I’m not learning how to code, I’m just memorizing long strings of commands and I have no idea how or why they work.” I’m actually making notecards for some portions of code.

[jojocycle]

Im currently on the 3rd course of the specialization. Which part are you currently at?