How difficult is to learn Advanced Coding ?

On a scale of one to ten I will give 8 if you start learning now till you master .may be Max 2 years or more

m1k3r said:

Do you have any experience you can build from already, or are you going into this blind?

As others have mentioned, have a look into Python, it is an interpreted language so there is no waiting around for code to compile. Also there are a vast amount of libraries available to solve any problem. From scraping websites to hosting fully featured web applications with Django or Flask.

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I know basic code. I can read code in python and java. I just feel I get stuck many times but maybe it's my mindset need to improve

Reading syntax only books will not get you far. The real deal is how you structure your application / which algorithms you use.

Get some books on design and patterns.

If you're on the web, server side and php. I recommend this books:

"PHP Objects, patterns and practice"
(a total must)

"Patterns of enterprise application architecture"

"Clean Code"

"Design Patterns, elements Of reusable object oriented software"

Keep in mind, though, these books aren't for newbies. These books are about design concepts.

vincent_t said:

thanks!!

and what about people that do think you must be a "genius" to become a professional programmer? do you really need that kind of intellingece ? I think with good effort you can learn that

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I have serious problems when focusing for long periods of time and I program everyday.

If I thought only geniuses can program I would be flipping burgers now. If you set your mind everything is possible.

You can do anything when you put your mind to it

however, it isn't too hard. See online tutorials too!