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2026 Blog Archive (2026)


When Did Programming/Coding Start to Click for You?

January 31, 2026

Months ago on a university Reddit page, a student asked when programming started to click because they are in their second year of their studies in Computer Science and feel lost. This was my response to them (with some edits to expand on certain topics): Unclear what you mean “click” but here’s my three stage answer. Sorry for its length in advance. Also this is from an old student who started most of their programming journey way before LLMs like ChatGPT even existed. In my opinion, you will experience many clicks in your career. Summary: Think Like a Programmer: The...

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