How really learn to code?

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Hi !
I’m learning to code and i’m pretty new.

I am doing now one of the Javascript project like ‘Mystery Challenge Project’ and i had some problem.

For me it’s really difficult and when i see the other project people, i don’t understand how they search on internet, or around, to understand the right solution for what they are doing.

So my question is " How really learn how to do things ? " Because sometimes i don’t know how to find the right solution on internet. A charapter on codeacademy taught to look on internet for solutions, but for example for ‘Mystery Challenge Project’ there’s no something similar to the other people wrote in their code.

Thank you for who answer to this code!

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There’s really 2 parts to this answer.

  1. The primary goal is not to learn to code, but to problem solve. Learning programming patterns is a means to an end. With enough practice, the programming skill will come.
  2. Ok but how do we get better at programming?
  • stay motivated. if you stick to it you will get better
  • when you’re stuck, try to verbalize as clearly as possible what exactly is happening. this will both help you, and if you reach out for help online or with colleagues will help them help you.
  • try to get a lot of different opinions on how to get better, take what connects with you the most
  • it takes time so be easy on yourself. And most people have a hard time whether they share it out loud or not.
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