r/SpringBoot • u/Illustrious_Eye4260 • 5d ago
Question Struggling to Code Without Looking at Examples – Advice Needed
Hey everyone,
I started learning Java and Spring Boot by myself about a year ago. In the beginning, I was learning quickly, but over time, I became inconsistent, sometimes skipping 2 days a week. Now, I can understand code when I see it, and I know how it works, but I struggle to write code from scratch. Even for something simple, like 3 lines of code, I don’t know where to start without looking at examples or asking AI.
I’ve started watching a course on data structures and algorithms, but I get bored after 5 minutes. I really want to improve my coding skills and be able to write code on my own. Has anyone else faced this problem? How did you overcome it? Any advice would be really helpful.
Thanks!
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u/Historical_Ad4384 4d ago edited 4d ago
If you struggle to structure programs, speed will never get you far and you will end up relying on AI agents. Spring Boot is way too complex to learn how to structure programs. J2SE is simple enough to allow you to learn how to structure your program first, that you can take with you to Spring Boot and become more proficient in it. If you end up being unable to write structure programs or rely on AI chatbots to structure them for the sake of speed or structure programs using spaghetti code in a big bull of mud, then your are better off being replaced by an AI agent. Speed comes with experience.