Learning to Code in 13 GIFs

Happy 5th of July! The first day of the week after a long holiday weekend is always rough. Whether you're nursing a hangover from overzealous consumption of or one brought on by overwhelming patriotism (or both), hopefully some quality gifs ease the pain. After all, there is no better way to convey how you feel on the internet than through overly dramatic video loops. Battle-tested programming veterans and total code newbies alike will know these feels.

1. That moment when you decide to learn to code

2. You've read the blogs, you've done your research, and you're ready to get your learn on

3. You see pretty websites and solid user experiences in your future

4. But then you see what this magical code looks like

5. And after you’re done crying and thinking about what you’ve gotten yourself into

6. You give yourself a pep-talk

7. And you start again

8. Only to discover that you actually don’t got it

9. So after you search Youtube, Google, and every fortune cookie you can find

10. You find the solution to actually make something work on your web page

11. So you think you’ve got this in the bag

12. Until you have to code the other 90 percent

13. Patience young grasshopper, Rome wasn’t built in a day and your website definitely won’t be