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My first real program actually worked after three days of trying
Last week, I was sitting at my kitchen table in Phoenix trying to make a simple number guessing game in Python. I kept getting this one error where the loop wouldn't stop, and I was ready to quit. I watched a video from a guy named Corey Schafer, rewrote the whole thing from scratch, and just kept hitting run. On the third day, around 2 AM, I finally got it. The program asked for a guess, checked it, and told you if you were right. It was so basic, but seeing that terminal work perfectly made me feel like I'd climbed a mountain. Has anyone else had that moment where a tiny program finally runs without errors?
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tyler6142mo ago
That feeling when the code finally runs is the absolute best. My first working script was a mess of print statements that somehow calculated a tip, and I stared at it like I'd discovered fire. Nothing beats that 2 AM victory high.
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beth_baker692mo ago
Did you remember to tip the computer?
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ross.river25d ago
Spent a week trying to fix a "hello world" program that had a typo in the print function. I sat there feeling like a genius when it finally worked even though all it did was print two words. There's just something special about watching your own creation do exactly what you told it to even if that thing is basically nothing. Your 2 AM victory sounds way more impressive than mine honestly. Did you frame that code or print it out like a diploma?
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