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Are you finding it hard to stay focused while coding and struggling to build projects? Do you want to become a curious problem solver and fall in love with coding? You’re not alone! Many people face this challenge when they first start learning how to code. But don’t worry, in this article, we’ll share some tips and tricks to help you overcome these obstacles and develop a passion for coding.
###Why Fall in Love with Coding?
Before we dive into the practical tips, let’s first understand why it is essential to fall in love with coding and become a problem solver:
1. **Innovation:** Coding allows you to create new solutions to existing problems and innovate in various fields.
2. **Career Opportunities:** With coding skills, you can embark on a rewarding career in tech, with high demand and lucrative salaries.
3. **Problem-Solving Skills:** Coding teaches you logical thinking, analytical skills, and how to troubleshoot and solve complex problems.
###Tips to Fall in Love with Coding:
####1. Find Your Passion:
– Discover what excites you the most about coding, whether it’s building websites, creating mobile apps, or working with data.
– Start with a project that aligns with your interests and motivates you to learn and improve your skills.
####2. Set Clear Goals:
– Define your coding goals, whether it’s mastering a programming language, building a specific project, or landing a job in tech.
– Break down your goals into smaller, achievable tasks to track your progress and stay motivated.
####3. Practice Consistently:
– Dedicate regular time to coding practice, whether it’s an hour a day or a couple of hours on weekends.
– Consistent practice will help you reinforce your coding skills, build muscle memory, and improve your problem-solving abilities.
####4. Build Real-World Projects:
– Apply your coding skills to real-world projects that interest you, such as creating a personal blog, developing a productivity app, or building a game.
– Building projects will not only enhance your coding skills but also give you a sense of accomplishment and boost your confidence.
####5. Join Coding Communities:
– Connect with like-minded individuals in coding communities, forums, and online platforms.
– Engage in discussions, seek advice, collaborate on projects, and participate in hackathons to learn from others and expand your network.
####6. Embrace Challenges:
– Embrace challenges and setbacks as learning opportunities rather than failures.
– Push yourself out of your comfort zone, tackle difficult problems, and seek feedback to grow as a coder and a problem solver.
####7. Stay Curious:
– Cultivate a curious mindset by exploring new technologies, learning different programming languages, and staying up-to-date with industry trends.
– Curiosity will fuel your passion for coding, inspire you to experiment, and drive your continuous learning and growth.
####8. Seek Mentorship:
– Find a mentor or join coding bootcamps, workshops, or online courses to receive guidance and support from experienced professionals.
– Learning from mentors will accelerate your learning journey, provide valuable insights, and help you navigate the complex world of coding.
###Conclusion:
In conclusion, falling in love with coding and becoming a problem solver is a journey that requires dedication, perseverance, and a genuine passion for learning. By following these tips and incorporating them into your coding practice, you’ll not only enhance your coding skills but also develop a deep appreciation for the art of coding and the power of problem-solving. So don’t give up, stay curious, and keep coding to unlock endless possibilities in the world of tech! 💻🚀
Ready to embark on your coding journey? Start practicing and building projects today to unleash your inner problem solver and become a coding enthusiast! Remember, the more you code, the better you’ll become at solving problems and mastering the art of coding. Happy coding! 🌟
I don’t think anybody, especially who’s learning, is coding for 10-12 hours a day. Most people just simply don’t have the time.
Start slow. Commit an hour. If you can’t commit an hour, commit 30 minutes. Rome wasn’t built in a day and anything consistently used by a group wasn’t coded in a day either.
Start small, and try to work on projects that actually excite you.
The biggest motivating factors for me is how much I care about a project and if I am going to use the application or whatever I made (because then I have high standards for UI and the functionality and I can figure out the path to take the project in )
By getting married to a nerd programmer
I just coding 2+h per day=)) , i still love coding cuz i just have a knowleage bout coding =)))
The truth is: no one can answer that for you.
It’s like asking a professional soccer player how they fell in love with the game:
1. Everyone’s experience is unique
2. Everyone found their love in a different way
3. Everyone approaches it differently
Either you are passionate and in love with it or you are not. There is no in-between.
For me, it was my love of creating.
I love to create.
I love to see things start from nothing and become something. I’m fascinated that, at the click of a button, I can make files teleport from my computer to a computer on the other side of the world.
Who else has those types of superpowers?
I’m enthralled I am living the dreams of
authors from generations before.
So either it’s in you or it’s not.
It’s not something you can:
1. Force
2. Contrive
3. Dream up
It’s just something… we do.
For the love of the art. For the passion of the science. For the commitment to the craft.
That’s who programmers are.
>And I don’t know I am stuck in reading books and articles for building projects.
Kant said “Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play”. Do not stay in the world of theory. Start building something and the problems will present themselves. Build something you want to build and you’ll enjoy the feeling of getting those problems solved.
Your brain is wired that way. Try it. If you don’t fall in love, just give up and move on.
You’re not serious about it, if you were you would create a plan and stop messing around.
I don’t know if it’s possible to snap your fingers and just “be in love” with coding.
I feel the same energy in me when coding, playing games, hacking (single player) games, doing drugs, solving 2000+ pieces puzzles…
Yes, I know that I actually am a dopamine junkie, but having coding as a passion makes me an asset in this society.
So, at least 12h/day for me in front of the PC is “normal” and I don’t have to “force” anything to keep on at it
This explanation is a bit meta but I’ll try to include some practical things you can implement.
And aspect of what makes any skill enjoyable is our level of fluency in it. Fluency indicates that we are in relationship with reality in a deep way (whether or not that’s true). So by extension, fluency in programming ought to lead to its further enjoyment. The problem is programming is really hard. Other types of fluency don’t have such unrelenting feedback. Music for instance has different types of styles, so if you aren’t good you can play, say punk music, or the blues and as you get better you can move into other styles or just complexity in those styles. You also don’t really need to know what a musical note is in order to play one.
but in programming, you are directly limited by your ignorance. And the barrier to entry is pretty high. I’m going to assume here that you know how to program, and that, as you say, you are trying to figure out how to fall in love with it.
The feeling you are looking for is called a flow state and the way you get in one is to take one something that is not too hard and not too easy. It should be a challenge that is right at the edge of almost so hard that you want to quit but not quite that hard.
People are suggesting projects that you care about but that isn’t necessarily helpful. Maybe you don’t have a project you can think of. Maybe the projects you would like to do are beyond your current skill set.
So to start, set an intention that programming is fun and you want to learn how to play it. Think of it as a game. Like legos.
Next, take a simple project like coding tic tac toe. Use that to hone your fundamentals. Algorithms, data structures. You are looking for skills that will translate to other projects, so you might try something like , can you make a tic tac toe game using a binary sort algorithm. Let yourself be inefficient, see what is and isn’t possible. This is like learning Mary had a little lamb, but then learning to make it sound bluesy, or metally.
The love comes from getting an idea for something that you feel is just outside your abilities and you know if you just work a little harder and longer you can figure it out.
Hope this was at all helpful and good luck.
I like to think I code kind of above the average SE, in terms of hours. for me this is what motivates me:
* I want to be a great SE not a frameworker or just a FE or BE guy, this goal kind of makes work more and explore different things.
* This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYKn0gMN6A) had a huge impact on how I viewed the hours I put in.
Ultimately if you have fun while coding, you can outperform who you were last week, last month. That is the only thing that matters anyways.
At some point you need to stop following tutorials and need to get your hands dirty with a project you have never done before. It is not going to be easy at first. But it is the only way.
The moment I started to code something I was passionate about on my own without any tutorials, and I did it on my own was the moment I fell in love with coding and problem solving.
I am having the same problem. Can’t focus study on programming, but I love system administrator work. I could work for so many hours doing sysadmin tasks
“Coding like poetry should be short and concise”. Invest your maximum time to learn coding.
Make something. Anything. And don’t follow a book or article or tutorial. Pick something. Make a connect four game! Go through deciding what you need to do, just sit and think about it for a bit. It’s a 7×6 grid. You need to store the state of each cell in the grid–is it empty, is it red, or is it yellow? You need to alternate turns. Do you want to do mouse clicks to determine where the cell goes, or would you want to do a keyboard? How will you draw this on a canvas? How will you determine whether the game board has gotten a win condition?
Once you figure this stuff out, figure out what language you want to do it in. For something like this, there are tons of options. You could use Javascript with p5.js. You could use Lua with Love2D. You could use Processing, which is based on Java. You could even just make it a command line came without any graphical representation–that really opens the door for what languages you could use and is probably easier to make, as well. Whatever you want, whatever fits your skill level.
You just need to start making stuff. And if you don’t like the process of making the thing, maybe try to find another thing to make. And if you try a few different kinds of things and find that you just don’t like making any of it, then it’s worth considering that this just might not be for you. And that’s okay! Not everything is *for* everyone! You tried something and that’s what’s important.
Good luck!
Well… AI will soon be able to fully write code and solve problems, so there is no need to bother anymore.
Curiosity comes naturally, but focusing it takes practice. Break projects into smaller tasks and set daily goals to maintain momentum. This approach can help channel your curiosity into productive coding sessions.
Find a project or idea that you actually want to make and make it.
Doesn’t matter if it already exists or not – you’re not making it to release or compete with an existing product, you’re making it to learn.
I find it much easier to concentrate and stay motivated when I’m actually invested in my project.
Learn what you want to use for making your own projects. This is pretty much it. If you are new, I would suggest you learn first, think about what you can make using what you have learnt and then make projects. That feeling of finishing your project never goes away.
Man, idk what to tell you. You just start doing it. I understand it can cause a bit of anxiety when you are new, but at some point you just have to sit down and start coding.
If you already have a handle on the fundamentals go do some coding challenges. This will work on giving you some confidence. I’m not talking about leet code. Start with code wars or something similar.
I first of all didn’t expect myself to learn coding for 10-12 hours. If you want to get good you need to do it regularly over month to get decent and years to get good at it. There is only so much your brain can really process and store for the long run in a single day.
Job hunting and the anxiety of not being good enough is a great motivator.
Pick a problem in your life at the moment, a trivial one, and try to fix it with programming.
As an example, me and my gf have been on the hunt for a new apartment unit for a while. It’s a pain to keep up with their prices by going to the leasing websites, looking over the available units and checking for any good ones so I built a simple web scraper to help us with that, then a simple frontend to show the data.
It’s been super helpful and on the plus side, we now can tell when a unit is going to be gone (and many other things), thanks to all the data collected.
From my experience, If I ever spend 10-12hrs a day programming, It would be something directly useful for my life and ppl that I love.
>How do you fall in love with coding
>How do you become curious
It honestly just sounds like you don’t really like coding and are just chasing the money.