I disagree with most people here. If it's remembering it's one thing. It just takes a while to remember certain things, but if you can't start out own projects

I disagree with most people here. If it's remembering it's one thing. It just takes a while to remember certain things, but if you can't start out own projects or just write a project (or part of a project) that you feel like you know it may be a reason to worry. But in the end it really depends on this. The problem is not the looking part, but if you have to copy stuff and can't start projects on your own, I don't know how that makes you a programmer. Also it must be really hindering. What's important I guess is that it doesn't hinder you, that you are able to get into flow while programming, that you don't get stuck. In other words. If you can't get into flow or if you don't understand the code it's a pretty big problem. If you are sometimes in flow and understand what you are doing it's nothing you should worry about. If you are in between it probably means you need more practice. For that maybe find something that interests you and write a small project (with as much looking as you like).