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My friend told me to stop trying to learn everything at once
I was talking to my friend Sarah last night about how I felt stuck trying to learn Python. She said, 'You're trying to build a house before you know how to hammer a nail. Just make a simple text game first.' I realized I was reading about loops and functions for three weeks without actually writing a single complete program. So yesterday, I made a basic number guessing game in about an hour. It was messy, but it actually ran. How do you guys decide what small project to start with?
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hannah4001mo ago
Totally agree with @rowan_thomas84 about the tutorial trap. I pick a project by finding the smallest, dumbest thing that still feels like a real program. Like a script that renames a bunch of files, or a tiny quiz. The goal is just to finish it, even if the code is bad. You learn way more from one messy finished thing than from ten perfect tutorials.
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rowan_thomas841mo ago
It's a trap we fall into with all sorts of things, not just coding. People get stuck reading about how to cook instead of just making some eggs. Starting with any small win builds the real skill.
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