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Mikael Lindberg
965 PointsLearning from the tutorial, but unable to write code myself
Okay, so I finished the first part about HTML with Nick Pettit. Everything was good, and I understood everything. I'm still perfectly capable of understanding the part I am at now (CSS) but my mind has started to drift towards making my own project.
So I ended up making the project, and syncing it to Github yesterday evening. Now, I reopen it and feel ready to make some kind of progress, but... I can't. I watched and followed everything Nick did, but even looking back 'our' project it feels kind of overwhelming.
Is this just some start-phase in programming? Granted, I am trying to create something a little bit different from the project created in lesson 1, but the general rules should apply.
Why is it so hard to ... do anything? Is it just plain practice makes perfect?
3 Answers
ARNOLD SANDERS
5,266 PointsYES, there is levels to this. LOL. you have to go through a lot of BS before it makes sense. Probably more to do with training your neurons to be plastic in the way of coding. But never the less, read this and have fun. Im at the Aha phase myself. http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/the-11-phases-of-a-web-developers-career-as-illustrated-by-memes--net-30840
Debby Beachy
Courses Plus Student 2,096 PointsHi Mikael, I'm glad you asked this question. Learning code is a discipline and just like any language there are rules. I've taken HTML and CSS for 4 years now and feel like I'm finally efficient Jr front end developer . I"m now learning WordPress development and it's a challenge. I've gone over the course a few times and getting ready for one more time until it really sinks in! You gotta love to code! Cheers!
Mikael Lindberg
965 PointsI love coding, I really do. I should probably calm myself, and try focus on small tasks. It's probably just some bad habit of mine... I tend to dream big and crash hard. It's only been a week since I started learning HTML, so I guess I could consider it normal that I can't stand on my own feet yet. :p