Saw the difference 3 months of daily terminal practice made on my coding speed

Ngl I started learning Python back in January and was terrible at using the command line. Took me like 5 minutes just to navigate folders and run scripts. But I forced myself to use only the terminal for 3 months straight, no file explorer at all. Now I can set up a whole project structure and push to GitHub in under 2 minutes without touching a mouse. Has anyone else seen a big jump in confidence after sticking with something uncomfortable for a few months?

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perry.jesse6d ago

Yeah, same here - forcing myself to use the terminal for everything really paid off.

patricia_hill606d ago

forcing myself" sounds like a hostage situation.

jesse_smith106d ago

Stick with it, even when it feels awkward. I remember forcing myself to do all my git operations from the command line for a whole month. It was frustrating at first, but now I can't imagine going back to a GUI for that stuff. The speed you gain in the long run is absolutely worth the initial headaches. Just pick one small thing, like file management or package installs, and commit to using the terminal for that first. You'll be surprised how fast it becomes second nature.