Failed coders gather here

When I try to code a project I always fail to see the "big picture" and figuring out a good way to do things, and most of the stuff I write becomes a useless mess.
Thus I mostly just fix other people's code and send patches, as I can focus on a single things much better.

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I used to be pretty bad at abstracting stuff too. It took a lot of practice to develop that skill, and lots of failed attempts at designing and coding things. Studying how others had done similar things helped too.

Good luck and don't lose hope.