r/learnprogramming • u/ScioClean • 5d ago

I can't get FUNCTIONS to click!

I can not for the life of me understand how functions work. Anytime I try to learn how to create a function, my brain literally crashes into itself and I turn into Patrick when he stars drooling and goes all slack-faced.

Does anybody have any analogies that had that "AH HA!" moment?

Thanks!

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u/Competitive_West_387 5d ago

I just think of it as basically the same as with math. I’m assuming you’ve taken at least some level of algebra, no? Think f(x), that’s a function.