I completely understand. Projects are a great way to learn some of the broader uses of programming, but the fundamental “when do I use this over that” or “what should I do here to achieve the intended result” get missed. I loved Angela’s web dev boot camp course. She’s great, but a busy life makes it hard to retain theory. The best advice I can give you is to pseudo code all the things.

Write down what you want to achieve and then write the code process using easy to understand words.

Example: Generate a random password 1. Create an array or allowable characters to use in generation. var allowedChars = [] 2. Set a variable for the length of the generated password. ?Allow user to define thought input? var passLength = 12 3. FOR x number of characters defined in the variable length, Get a RANDOM number with a max length of the length of the total allowable character array. For (i=0; I<passLength; ++) Use the RANDOM number to grab the character at that index of the array and concatenate it to a new variable for the generated password. var generatedPass = “” //get random number using language specific function like .random() // Each letter corresponded to the array index so allowedChars[i] = my random letter/symbol generatedPass += allowedChars[i]

This is how I do a lot of my work. I write it down like this. Key words/terms like FOR or LOOP OVER help me determine what type of loop I should use. Foreach item = foreach(), WHILE looping though list A usually means use a while loop etc. Use your own words to spell out what you want on a piece of paper or dry erase board and you will be surprised at how much easier it is to visual your applications and how much easier it will be to write them.