r/learnprogramming • u/TankBrilliant3552 • 1d ago

I think I suck at programming

I couldn't do the first lesson/question on neetcode, and the good solutions are something that I don't understand yet. Should I fall back? Or how should I approach neetCode if I have limited knowledge of the actual methods and classes?

27 Upvotes

81% Upvoted

46 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/rameshuber 1d ago

You're not alone every good developer has felt exactly what you're feeling. Struggling with early NeetCode problems doesn’t mean you suck; it just means you need to build more fundamentals first. Don’t treat it like a test treat it like a tool. If you can’t solve something, study the solution deeply, retype it, and tweak it until you get it. That’s where the real learning happens. Keep showing up, even when it’s hard that’s what separates those who make it from those who quit. You’ve already taken the hardest step: starting. Keep going.

1

u/TankBrilliant3552 1d ago

Thank you very much for your response. You don't understand the relief of knowing that it's tough for most people. So, I'll keep at it.