Noticing a shift towards visual coding tools for absolute newcomers

Honestly, I see more beginners using drag-and-drop builders instead of writing code from day one. Tbh, it makes me curious if this helps or hurts learning real programming later. I tried one for a week and felt like I wasn't actually understanding how things work. Ngl, switching to simple text editors for Python basics clicked better for me. Is this just a trend or a better way to start?

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harper_foster2d ago

Ugh, that reminds me of when my friend tried to learn with one of those block coding sites. He could make a little game, but had zero clue how to fix anything when it broke. Total dead end.

susan6492d ago

Yeah, I get that feeling too. Those drag and drop tools just left me guessing what was actually happening. Moving to a plain text editor finally made things stick for me.

zarahernandez2d ago

That block coding problem is like learning car mechanics by just connecting pre-made engine parts. You might get a thing that runs, but you won't know why it stalls. It sets up a shaky base for when you eventually have to write real, fixable code.