Member-only storyNatassha SelvarajFollowTowards Data Science--ShareHave you ever tried to code and found yourself failing miserably?You start out enthusiastic, enroll into an online course that promises to teach you “everything you need to know about programming”, and once that’s done, you feel even more lost than you did when you started.There’s this barrier you simply can’t break through, which fills you with dread, anxiety, and low-self esteem.You watch in amazement as others make programming seem so simple — this programmer landed job offers at Twitter, Microsoft, and Amazon — while you struggle to write a single program without watching an online tutorial.If you feel like this, you’re not alone. This was my situation too, just five years ago.Before I get into the steps I took to become a programmer, I’d like to share an eye-opening story that changed my attitude towards learning programming.If you’d prefer a video version, watch this:Back in school, I was friends with this kid, who I will refer to as “Dylan” throughout this article.Dylan and I go way back — I’ve known him since the 5th grade. He was the smartest kid in class. The one everyone would go to if they needed help with homework or exam prep.Funny thing is, Dylan was not the type of kid to study for hours on end.His intelligence seemed natural, almost effortless. He just had to read or hear about a concept once, and was easily able to internalize it.Dylan was at the top of our class in every subject. He was an advanced mathematics student and was 4 grades higher than our school grade level in “Kumon”, an after-school math program.----Towards Data Sciencehttps://www.youtube.com/@natassha_dsNatassha SelvarajinTowards Data Science--23Giuseppe ScalamognainTowards Data Science--16Damian GilinTowards Data Science--17Natassha SelvarajinTowards Data Science--5HelpStatusWritersBlogCareersPrivacyTermsAboutText to speechTeams