David
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last year
Davidcountry asked

Is it normal to use Google while writing code?

Abhay Jajodia
Expert
last year
Abhay Jajodia answered

Hello David, really nice question.

Yes — absolutely. Every programmer uses Google. Beginners use it, seniors use it, and even the people who build programming languages do it. Coding isn’t about memorizing everything. It’s about knowing what you’re trying to do and finding the right way to do it.

Most of the time you just search for the specific thing you need, like:

  • how to reverse a list

  • how to remove the last element

  • how a certain method works

You read a bit, try it out, and keep going. Over time, the things you look up most often become familiar, and you won’t need to search as much.

So yes — using Google is part of the learning process, not cheating.

If you have further questions, I'm here to help.

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