Why is it taking so long?

Programming I learned is a skill that will take you decades and decades of practice and learning.

From what I understand, possibly a lifetime at this point to get really good maybe.

It probably is the right thing to do nowadays still.

It is a good thing to do to build up your skills and get that satisfaction of growth and attainment. Feeling good most of the time.

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For example, we develop Sophia Script Wrapper on BenchTweakGaming.com. A third-party tool to customize Microsoft Windows.

1. In the beginning it was just a radiobutton list that used text files.
2. Then it turned into a combobox and checkboxes list that still used text files.
3. Then it changed to use JSON files partially and introduced textbox input for new controls but still used text files data internally.
4. Then it recently changed to be dependent on JSON. No need to hardcode anything no more in the Wrapper.EXE.

But this took me 4 years to get this far in developing it. Personally, I feel it took me awhile.

I had to do the following:

1. I had to think in loops
2. I had to think in levels (local to global variables)
3. I had to think using functions
4. I had to think in files
5. The biggest change was using my own classes. I had to develop my brain to use my own objects. I could not grasp custom classes concept until year 4. I did not need classes until I tried to make the EXE dependent on JSON.

Each step getting more layers.

I guess that is progression and life.

After you done ‘general schooling’, then comes programming. A good long drawn out life of gradual learning and good health.

Did I take long? Did I take too long?

Well I am not sure. I tried my best to maintain my health and happiness.

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In another direction there is web development.

Most people I think rather code backend or program just a project or an app.

Web development is an elephant.

I am not sure how to tackle developing elephants.

I think it takes a lot of time. Lots of stress and cursing and feeling defeated each and everyday doing it.

Don’t you do projects and apps and one day have enough skills and confidence then try web development???

Going all in trying web development is so … hard.

Tackle it timbit-by-timbit LOL! That is possibly the most sane approach.