The programming mindset

How can I know if I'm too stupid for programming/engineering/maths?

Is it true you need a good memory and be good at just swallowing lots of apparently random technical stuff?

For example BSD sockets. To "learn" them I guess you just have to memorize all these syscalls, the whole connection model. What does it even mean in a deeper sense? I don't know.

At one point you just have to have faith and be good at remembering lots of formulas, how do you do that

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Java is quite complex. But it's not impossible to get to a level where you can use it. What you mentioned should be second nature. Try getting some programmer friends to explain this stuff to you. It's hard to learn on your own. Also, don't get bogged down in low level programming unless you actually need to do it. Use more powerful languages if you can.