To Code, or Not to Code

Being a amateur programmer/ novice web designer, I find that more often than not, I have a reason for being ticked off. For example, I have two assignments due in one day one of which is an assignment in writing an asp page in c# and the other is to write a page that allows a user to access a database on an asp page written in vb.net. I got most of the c# assignment done; it's just bugged to hell and back, and I havent even been able to get started on the vb.net page. I absolutely hate it when I create something only to see it blow up right in front of my face.