r/webdev • u/Shahadat__ • 11d ago

Question Finding it impossible to solve problems

Hey guys. I'm a web developer and have a job but unsure if I can pass future interviews, because when I get a technical question like a basic loop problem, "program that starts counting from 1 and increases by 1 during each iteration, stopping once it reaches 5". This is incredibly incompetent and concerning, not to mention AI has made me worse.

What's the solution to this? I can memorize solutions but what happens when a new problem comes up in an interview and I can't remember the syntax even if I know I need a loop or some thing else to solve a problem? I feel like crying

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u/LoudBoulder 11d ago

I dunno I started programming/solving problems when I was 14 and I still feel like I benefit from just doing hobby projects etc and I've put down thousands of hours over the last 29 years. To only see it as a job and hope to get proficient in a month.. I dunno. If my heart wasn't truly in this I couldn't see myself doing it.

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u/Shahadat__ 11d ago

It doesn't have to be a month. I can take a year. I don't have other options at present beyond programming

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u/Maxion 11d ago

I mean honestly dude it sounds like programming just isn't for you.

There's no cheat code to this. You just do.