I'm trying. I've hit that wall where it just seems like I'll never be any better than I am now. And I'm not very good... I can write a "Guess the Number" script and a faux dice game in python. Took a break and started adding to what html I knew from school. And then started learning css. I think my interests are more in webdev, so I would like to focus on that with languages like javascript, ruby on rails, etc.
I am facing the exact same problem. I get it when people tell me to figure out a problem to solve and then learn to program but I have no idea about the kind of problems I like to solve. I work on Excel most of the time and am quite adept in it and I have also dabbled in Macros a bit. I am now learning C but I am not able to figure out how to use C to solve problems that I face in Excel. Maybe I have a long way to go before I start doing that but I am afraid I will give up much before that. It's already a week since I took a break :(
Ain't that the truth. I learned some Java and come C in college for classes/research and loved coding. It was just a really enjoyable experience overall. I picked up some Python along the way as well for various things.
And then I just kind of stagnated, because my totally not related to programming job takes up like 50 hours a week and when I do have time that I could be coding I spend it all trying to dream up something to code, so I've just kind of slowly forgotten everything. I need to just buckle down and learn how to make a simple app or something I think, to at least get me back into it.
I'm trying. I've hit that wall where it just seems like I'll never be any better than I am now. And I'm not very good... I can write a "Guess the Number" script and a faux dice game in python. Took a break and started adding to what html I knew from school. And then started learning css. I think my interests are more in webdev, so I would like to focus on that with languages like javascript, ruby on rails, etc.
Coding is hard when you don't have anything to code. Figure out something that you want to make a reality - then motivation will find you.
I am facing the exact same problem. I get it when people tell me to figure out a problem to solve and then learn to program but I have no idea about the kind of problems I like to solve. I work on Excel most of the time and am quite adept in it and I have also dabbled in Macros a bit. I am now learning C but I am not able to figure out how to use C to solve problems that I face in Excel. Maybe I have a long way to go before I start doing that but I am afraid I will give up much before that. It's already a week since I took a break :(
Ain't that the truth. I learned some Java and come C in college for classes/research and loved coding. It was just a really enjoyable experience overall. I picked up some Python along the way as well for various things.
And then I just kind of stagnated, because my totally not related to programming job takes up like 50 hours a week and when I do have time that I could be coding I spend it all trying to dream up something to code, so I've just kind of slowly forgotten everything. I need to just buckle down and learn how to make a simple app or something I think, to at least get me back into it.