It’s about creating and learning

I’ve been thinking about why I want to learn how to code. It’s about creating. I love to create whether writing blog posts, creating websites, or coding examples. I also find coding relaxing. Once I get an idea and start coding, I get in the zone and time just flies. It is a great feeling!

Using what I learn and applying it to a real application is important. It allows me to use my knowledge in a serious way. Instead of creating silly, little examples, I create something useful. To learn, I decided to create a to-do list. At first, my program was just a few print and input statements. When I learned about arrays, I used them for my to-do list. I created arrays for must do, important, and want to do tasks. I needed to save this information so I could access them each day. I learned about reading, writing, and appending to a file.

My to-do list program is a small application, but it is useful. It will give me the opportunity to become familiar with modifying and updating programs. As I learn more and as I think about additional functionality for my to-do list, I will need to modify it. I can also recreate my to-do list app in different programming languages that I decide to learn and see how these languages are different and which ones are better for certain apps than others. Good examples make learning more meaningful.