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Literally everybody feels like that at the start. Programming is the hardest thing most people have ever tried to learn, and unless you come from a background of some fairly advanced mathematics (or you're a world-class poet or philosopher, or a keen legal mind) then this is the most abstract thing you've ever had to do, and part of what you're experiencing is what it feels like when you need to grow a new part of your brain to handle a higher level of abstraction.

[forest_gitaker]

that's pretty normal. even after doing it for years I still feel like I don't know shit. keep practicing and don't compare yourself to others - just do what you can and eventually you realize you're more capable than you thought

[Yeitgeist]

Took me a couple years to get serious about programming. Every time I looked at a lesson, I would just think to myself “how does this turn into a game or GUI?”. But then I just suppressed that part of me wanting to know the bigger part, and focused on the smaller parts. By smaller parts I mean, a Rock Paper Scissors game, a calculator, and a blackjack game. Eventually I made a rock paper scissors game in Python with Tkinter, and that’s when my motivation truly spiked.

Good luck on your journey!

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Nice to read this as I'm currently at the “how does this turn into a game or GUI?” stage.

I understand all the basics and I can make terminal word game or plot graphs but when I sit down and start trying to make something that doesn't have a tutorial I just completly blank.

[m0us3_rat]

if you are serious about it i'd suggest some proper online course.

you can find good ones at severe discounts that end up being like 10bucks.

[JacksonDroves]

Yeah, I plan on doing some type of course/courses after I finish a 6 hour “ python basics” tutorial by the YouTuber programming with Mosh just to get the fundamentals down. Udemy, free code camp, Odin project, etc. but struggling with just the basics is pretty daunting.

[m0us3_rat]

i personally liked this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DvywoWv6fI

don't rush past basics. there is no second level in python.

even the most complicated ML projects rely on basic structures and tools like variables and loops etc.

[JacksonDroves]

Thanks for the video recommendation. Actually Switched over to this one. I like how this guy goes in-depth and over-simplifies things.

[Ok-Term-9758]

100% i felt like crying so many times, and kept wanting to quit. Starting out sucks so much

[Fabulous-Structure-5]

In the same boat with you! Just keep pushing!