As a programmer, can you just picture the code infront of you?

Yes, but it takes time to see it.

Learning to program isn't something that can be done overnight. It takes some long hours, late nights, nights without sleep at all. There's gonna be days you struggle, and days you want to quit. But as with anything in life, if you want it, you can have it.

I got into programming by accident. I was a photograpy major looking for a way to build a portfolio site. My business teacher pointed me towards Unix, and after a 6 week class, I changed my major to something more computer related. The change in major required me to take C++ and Assembly. Before the end of that semester, I changed to Computer Science, and stayed that way till the end.

Math is important to programming, because some of the processes you use in math are the same as in programming. Plus being able to use your mind to follow a problem out logically is very important.

Here's my suggestion on starting out. Figure out what it is you want to do in programming, and then start there. If you want to build websites, then start with HTML, CSS, javascript, and PHP. If you want to build games, go choose a .net project or C/C++ and go that way. If you want to build mobile apps, then look into Java, the android SDK or Objective-C. By picking something you want to do, you will be able to put that much more into it.

I wish you the best of luck, and can tell you that while the road can be rough at times, the destination is worth it!

Good Luck!

As a beginner programmer you won't be able to just picture the code most likely. You don't have the experience to do this. However as time goes on and you learn more and more then you will be able to do this to some extent.

I've written code both professionally and as a hobby for over 20 years now. When asked to do something, I can usually see the basics (or an outline) of the project start to form, and along with that the basic code I'll use to do it.

I can say from experience that writing code is very much like a writing an essay. It is a written description of a concept. So the first thing before writing any code is to understand what concept you are dealing with. If you can visualize the concept you are going to implement, then you could convert it into code. When converting a concept into code you will have to use a certain level of mathematics, logic and have an understanding of the various programming functions such as strings, variables, etc.

Creating diagrams of the concept you want to implement is important. In my opinion in programming classes they tend to focus too much on the various programming functions and not enough how to convert a concept into code.

Yes. Can you picture words that make a sentence? It's exactly the same thing, you just need to learn it through repetition and use. I've been programming in various languages for almost 30 years and always need a reference handy.

yes,

You want to be a programmer so follow some

instructions and see some beginners tutorial related your language.

keep practice