For what it's worth, it took me several years before I really understood programming. I distinctly remember thinking that I wasn't making progress, and that I

For what it's worth, it took me several years before I really understood programming. I distinctly remember thinking that I wasn't making progress, and that I was wasting my time writing silly programs that didn't do anything useful. However, eventually things start to click (though it took me several years). You'll get to a point where things make sense, and you can fathom how you'd go about writing most of the software you use on a daily basis.