I think it's important to take your time. Learning to code software require patience and perseverance. It's important to experiment on your own and learn where

I think it's important to take your time. Learning to code software require patience and perseverance. It's important to experiment on your own and learn where the pitfalls are. Another problem junior coders have is not knowing what to name things. Coding is just as much about writing code others understand as it is about writing correct code. Finally, I'd consider self-doubt as one of the big obstacles. Your colleagues may seem so much better simply because they've worked on a large code base longer. This ties into my first point-- if you are patient, you will also learn the code base and become proficient at it.