The 4 Reasons Why I Failed at Learning to Code and How I Got Over It

A roadmap for life would be good.

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If you are trying to learn to code and find the process hard, you are not alone. A few years back, I was in the same position where I couldn’t write a single line of code without taking any help.

Learning to code is hard, and people fail at it. It is primarily more challenging for those who are self-teaching them.

There are a million pitfalls that can make you quit when it comes to coding. You may get stuck in choosing the popular tech stack or deciding if you want to follow the free resources or some course.

But what I learned the hard way is that the quality of content and the technology stack barely matter.

You should have a roadmap and follow it religiously. You need to do things by yourself.

Little or No Direction

During my initial days of coding, I was learning data structures and trying to develop websites and mobile apps.

I sucked at all of them.

I “floated” between technologies and courses for weeks with no direction on where I wanted to move. I spent a considerable amount of money buying courses hoping that finishing this one would make me a…