This reminds me of me and calculus. I used to read the book and then get super frustrated on assignment questions. I read the book, so was I not able to solve t

This reminds me of me and calculus. I used to read the book and then get super frustrated on assignment questions. I read the book, so was I not able to solve the problems? It was because I didn't do examples thoroughly. Soon I realized that doing examples was actually more important than reading the book. By the sounds of it, you are in the same boat! Start by figuring out how to compile/run a hello world program. Then figure out what all the code means. Do that a couple of times with a couple of different (and small!) examples before you can expect yourself to come with the code. Practice, practice, practice!