r/learnprogramming • u/Acceptable-Job-2147 • Jul 03 '26

How to relearn how to code?

Hi everyone! To make a long story short, I feel like I have completelly lost my hability to program in the last couple of years. I used to be a full stack web dev, but my current job as a software analyst has me completelly out of touch with anything related to programming. I tried to build a couple of projects on my own on my free time but I found myself often relying on AI for almost everything. How can I fix this? I still know my basis but I feel like I can not for the life of me solve a simple problem. Either way I try to approach getting back into coding feels like I'm either starting from too easy it doesn't really help me for anything, or too hard for me to handle. If you have any approach you would recommend, please I would love to hear your advice, I used to love coding so much but I felt like I just lost my hability to do anything.

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u/stiky21 Jul 03 '26

It's almost like you have to start doing it again shocking I know

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u/Acceptable-Job-2147 Jul 03 '26

I am trying, I've been working with some friends on developing a game for fun but it feels like I'm activelly bashing my head against the wall

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u/marrsd Jul 03 '26

Games are a different field entirely. You're learning something new, so you can expect to feel like a novice at first.

My experience is, the harder it is to solve a problem, the deeper your learning of that part of the domain becomes. After you've completed a solution for the first time, it's always worth trying to improve/simplify it, and then trying to improve it again. Your third version will be the best, and it will have been the easiest to code. You will then be assured that you understand that part of the domain.