How to make learning to code easier and fun

//Before I begin , I would like to say that these
//methods helped me out , so it might not necessarily
//mean that it works for you , so with that , here are
//the methods that helped make learning to code easier.

1. Don’t be hard on yourself

Primarily , Don’t be hard on yourself , there will be some days when things might not go great or you feel defeated . It’s ok , take a day off and always have enough sleep. There’s always tomorrow . I know it might not be the best of advice but taking it a bit easy helps your performance (at least it did for me). I feel that if one is hard on themself , it makes the thing that they are trying to do very tedious. So please do take it easy , when I mean easy , I don’t mean to not do anything and be extremely carefree , what I mean is when you’re learning and things don’t go well don’t become upset or anxious , take a deep breath and do something you love and then get back to it and if it still doesn’t go well , there’s always tomorrow.

2. Have a partner for your journey .

Doing things by yourself isn’t necessarily a fun thing to do . Find someone to join you in your journey , maybe a friend or classmate , working with people helps you learn quicker and you understand things more easily and if anyone is stuck somewhere , y’all can help/learn together.

3. Use available websites to program together

If you’re unable to meet together or want to code on your individual systems , there are websites that allow you to share code and to edit one another’s code in real time . A platform I use to share or contribute my code to repositories , I use Github and if I want to code in real time where we can see each other type and edit one another’s code , I personally use Replit as it helps you to learn together while helping one another out by correcting one another’s mistakes.

4. Create or Contribute to Repositories on Github

Creating/Contributing to Repositories have helped me apply my knowledge to required Program requests . There are hundreds and thousands of Repositories on Github , from base level of coding for each language to Applications by Big Companies like Google and Microsoft . If you’re new to programming , search for a repository for the language you’re learning and you’ll find many and some that are for new programmers and there are some with a list of desired programs the Repository Owner wants to add to his/her repository , y’all can use this as a way of seeing your progress and a feeling of accomplishment and a confirmation that you understand what you’re learning .

5. Change up your work/studying environment

If you prefer learning by yourself and feel lethargic or unmotivated , change up your environment , clean up the workspace and if listening to music/podcast helps you , go for it , preferably relaxing or chill music but see what fits you.

So yeah , these are my methods on how to make programming easier and fun and if you find that I went wrong somewhere or if you have another method to add , feel free to let me know.