Getting into coding
Recently I have had some extra time on my hands after finishing my bachelor degree and decided to get more into programming and coding in general.
But where to start? Which language to start with? what programs do you need?
A friend of mine recommended me to take a look at codeacademy.com, which is a site devoted to learn people how to code basic stuff such as websites, programs and integrate them together.
Codeacademy has a lot of free lessons that teaches you step by step in a well made fashion, YOU get to code from the first lesson and the site lets you know what's missing or wrong when your stuck on a specific lesson.
So far I have dived into using javascript and making code for websites and so forth. Coding can be frustrating at times, but codeacademy always let you see the final code if you get completly stuck and give you hints and pointers if you feel lost.
Do you have a thirst for learning new things or could you care less about programming?
Are you already a coding expert and laugh at my babysteps?
Let me know what you think!
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I use Python and JavaScript for pretty much everything, including our new Steemit related services (http://www.steemreports.com). Not sure about your experience, but Python is great at every level.
Over the last few years, I've found youtube tutorials for just about everything related to programming very useful. The biggest challenge in some ways is deciding which programming languages and tools to choose.
Good luck to you!
Python is for sure a strong language to know/master! I'm no expert at all, but people new to programming should not get stuck on what language to learn, but rather just go for it and start somewhere. The basic principals of taking human language and ideas, and turn them into computer language or functions, scripts etc. is half the battle!
I kind of agree, but do think for most people it's a good idea to start with a language that doesn't bore them, or make things so hard that they abandon programming.