> Coding is failing a ton and understanding why. It's painful and frustrating
I get what he is saying but I disagree, in that I think that coding is actually succeeding to get something working by any means necessary, even if you don't quite understand why. Be it getting your first web site up and running, getting your first program compiled, fixing your first bug, etc. There are a lot of hurdles and roadblocks you will face, especially when you are starting out, it will seem that every single piece of information is just out of your reach, like Tantalus and the grapes. It takes a lot of patience and perseverance to get through most programming problems, but that feeling of satisfaction of getting past these roadblocks is amazing. I still get that feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment, even though I'm 20+ years into my programming career.
The followup to that is that you look back at your code 6 months later, cringe, and then rewrite it to something that is an order of magnitude better.
I get what he is saying but I disagree, in that I think that coding is actually succeeding to get something working by any means necessary, even if you don't quite understand why. Be it getting your first web site up and running, getting your first program compiled, fixing your first bug, etc. There are a lot of hurdles and roadblocks you will face, especially when you are starting out, it will seem that every single piece of information is just out of your reach, like Tantalus and the grapes. It takes a lot of patience and perseverance to get through most programming problems, but that feeling of satisfaction of getting past these roadblocks is amazing. I still get that feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment, even though I'm 20+ years into my programming career.
The followup to that is that you look back at your code 6 months later, cringe, and then rewrite it to something that is an order of magnitude better.