Hit 100 solved problems on Codecademy and it finally clicked

I've been messing with Python off and on for about 8 months, but last Wednesday I hit 100 exercises done on the platform. That number surprised me because I thought I was still stuck on the basics, but seeing the list of actual completed code made me realize I'd learned loops, functions, and even some file handling without really noticing. It was like a mental shift where I stopped feeling like a total impostor and started thinking I could maybe build something real. Has anyone else had a milestone number like that make the whole learning path feel different?

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rowanr882d ago

Yeah that "like stepping outside and noticing the sun was already up" hit me hard, same thing happened when I crossed 50 exercises on SQL.

the_elizabeth3d ago

Heard this exact thing from my buddy Tom who learned to code after he turned 40. He was plugging away at freeCodeCamp for months and felt like he was just copying stuff without getting it. Then one day he hit 50 projects and realized he could build a little budget tracker without looking at the instructions. He told me it was like stepping outside and noticing the sun was already up. That number just made everything he had done click into place like puzzle pieces. I think milestones like that are way more important than people give them credit for.

fisher.jessica2d ago

@the_elizabeth thats basically how it goes, you just wake up one day and the lights are on.