So here is my one big question for the people that know how to write code by heart (such as danpost, Super_Hippo etc). How did you start learning programming and what ways did you used that you found the most effective to learn? I been trying to learn programming for quite a while now but learning the basics such as what are variables, what are and how to use boolean's etc. But even after learning all those basics of programming I still cant manage to write a single line of code on my own. (even the simplest code!). I might be able to understand how a complex code works when am given the entirety of it, but I cant seem to mutter a single damn line of code. So I will ask once again that question: How did you guys manage to learn coding? is it really all just trail and error while listening to hour and hours of theory? Did you just try to create random games/programs by savaging code from different people? or is there simple no straightforward way of learning programming? Please do feel free to post your stories on how you learned programming, all I want is to see peoples experiences and see if any of those experiences can help me on my way to becoming a programmer.