I tried learning programming quite a few times back in the '00s, but none of it really made sense until I took the intro to programming course in university. I

I tried learning programming quite a few times back in the '00s, but none of it really made sense until I took the intro to programming course in university. I was too focused on my high school academics (and goofing off) to devote enough time to properly learn to program. Once software became a part of my academics, I found that I got much more better explanations of how things fundamentally work. I also finally had more time to practice.