Then you hit Object-Oriented Programming. Classes. self . Inheritance. Your brain hurts. You write a class that should work, but it throws an AttributeError . You watch the video twice. You still don’t get why __init__ is necessary. This is where 50% of people quit. This is the desert. It’s dry, it’s lonely, and you will doubt your entire career choice.
But I could sit down with a blank script and build something. A password generator. A web scraper for my favorite blog. A text-based RPG. More importantly, I could read other people’s code and understand what it was trying to do, even if I didn't know how . Then you hit Object-Oriented Programming
If you’ve dipped a toe into the world of online programming courses, you’ve seen it. The thumbnail with the bright red background. The confident, friendly face of Jose Portillo. The title that promises a transformation almost too audacious to believe: "From Zero to Hero." Inheritance
But here’s the secret no one tells you: You watch the video twice
But it’s also a trap.
