Went to the library in Austin and saw something that messed with my head

They had a kids' coding workshop, and the instructor was teaching them to make a game with Scratch. I've been trying to learn Python for two years and still can't get my loops right. How do you get past feeling like a total beginner when even kids are doing it?

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sethtorres13d ago

My turning point was day 47 of my 100 days of code challenge when I finally wrote a function that didn't break. Have you tried one of those structured coding challenges yet?

martinez.reese1mo ago

Oh man, I read something about how those block languages are basically just the logic without the typing. You're doing the hard part already!

christopher_kim1mo ago

Actually, Scratch is built for that exact moment. It's like giving a kid training wheels before they get a real bike. The blocks snap together so they can't mess up the syntax, but the logic is the same. You're doing the harder version from the start, trying to balance and pedal at the same time. Those kids would probably hit the same wall you did if they switched to typing out Python tomorrow.