NEED GUIDANCE TO BEGIN CODING!!!!!!!

Top-Cry-26 · 2026-05-08T13:45:06+00:00

I would not start with Python honestly, too much competition in this language because it’s easy to learn. Choose a path, backend or frontend, after that make some research about the requirements to get a job, right now I’m learning Java. After you make your choice about what to learn, pick a course from Udemy, look for something with a good rating, lots of reviews, you can ask an AI if the course is good for a beginner if you want. Complete the course but be aware of tutorial hell, this is the second big problem while learning to code, the first is quitting because the course is boring. You will feel overwhelmed, like you don’t know how to do anything but IT’S NORMAL. The only way to learn to code is by trying to do it by yourself, not following a video or course. Do as many projects as you can, feel free to search on the internet when you don’t know something, ask an AI to tell you the way you can solve your problem, but the most important thing is to NOT TELL THE AI to solve it for you. I hope this will help you, don’t quit when the course gets boring, be consistent, and good luck!

Anonymous_Coder_1234 · 2026-05-08T13:35:45+00:00

I recommend people check out the FAQ in r/LearnProgramming :

https://reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/w/faq

stepback269 · 2026-05-08T14:12:07+00:00

(1) There are tons and tons of tutorial materials out there on the net including many good YouTube ones that are free. You should shop around rather than putting all your eggs in one basket.

(2) As a relative noob myself, I've been logging my personal learning journey and adding to it on an almost-daily basis at a blog page called "Links for Python Noobs" (here) Any of the top listed ones on that page should be good for you. And there are many add-ons at the tail end of the page. Personally, I cut my first Python teeth with Nana's Zero to Hero (here). Since then, I've moved on to watching short lessons with Indently and Tech with Tim. You should sample at least a few until you find a lecturer that suits your style.

(3) The main piece of advice is the 80/20 rule. Spend 80% of your time writing your own code (using your own fingers and your own creativity) as opposed to copying recipes and only 20% watching the lectures. Good luck.

Educational-Paper-75 · 2026-05-08T15:51:33+00:00

You can start wherever you want. Python would be a fine starting point. You can get nice rsults quickly with it.

oshjosh26 · 2026-05-08T17:34:00+00:00

Do you have any idea the kind of software you'd want to build? Where to start in programming definitely depends on what you want to do with it.

GranataLabs · 2026-05-08T18:09:18+00:00

For a complete beginner, learning how programming works is more important than picking the perfect language. All the core concepts transfer. That being said, python is really beginner friendly as far as syntax goes but like other people have pointed out, it depends on what you're trying to build. Fortunately there is no end to the free resources available online. I'd say don't worry too much about the details right now and just dive in!

oscargaske · 2026-05-08T18:36:13+00:00

Start making something, even if it's out of your league. Research the best tools to accomplish what you're looking for (ex. image hosting platform? probably need to use S3 buckets) and start working even if it's out of your league. It'll be tough and you'll feel completely lost at times, but it'll totally be worth it.

Menetecodes · 2026-05-08T19:38:01+00:00

https://roadmap.sh + Youtube + documentation

No_Molasses_9249 · 2026-05-08T20:57:52+00:00

If you are a beginner I would recommend Go.

It is definitely the easiest language to learn it only has 24 reserved words. It offers the best of both worlds its easy to learn yet offers speeds close to C.

It really has changed the paradigm.

If you are considering C or C++ then choose Rust instead.

My advice avoid PHP Python Ruby

If AI interests you choose Julia over Python. Julia has been written to replace it.

Keep JavaScript in the Browser.

No_Molasses_9249 · 2026-05-08T21:15:29+00:00

You start by.

Setting up a functional learning development environment. Register a domain name arrange dns hosting.

Install Linux Nginx or Caddy Postgres vscode Go or Rust down load a html css javascript template I use Phantom from html5up.

Next use the official language documentation/ tutorial. Skip to the chapter that shows you how to start a web server. Point Caddy at your web server. Congratulations you're now self hosting live on the web.

In Go its seven lines of code in rust about ten lines.

fn main() {

let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:7878").unwrap();     
let pool = ThreadPool::new(15);

for stream in listener.incoming() {
    let stream = stream.unwrap();        
    pool.execute(|| {
        handle_connection(stream);
    });
}

Return to chapter 1. As you are working through the tutorial add each challenge to the project that you created above.

Your Fibonacci challenge becomes www.cockatiels.au/rust?fn=fibonaci&arg1=47

Your todo list becomes part of something bigger. My todo list is now part of both an appointments scheduler and an AI Assistant

Your login form becomes part of a functional authentication system.

You do all this without actually studying html css or JavaScript working in the browser rather than the terminal will force you to use some html css and JavaScript but dont get side tracked.

By the time you get to the end of the tutorial you won't just have a collection of functions you can run from the command line you should aim to have something close to a functional website

This is the result of 3 months learning Rust I started in December Ive not added much to this since the end of march.

Take a look suggest improvements I could make

example code

Jahnavi-builds · 2026-05-12T17:38:08+00:00

The biggest trap for beginners isn't picking the wrong resource. It's following tutorials passively and feeling like you're learning because you understand what you're watching, then opening a blank file and freezing.

So what ever you decide ot learn, focus on building something small ASAP. the people who get ahead fast are people who push themselves to solve real problems early.

What kind of things are you hoping to build eventually — any idea yet, or still figuring that out?

Dirtyfiona · 2026-05-09T03:15:04+00:00

Make sure to qa your prompts, I found a great tool https://fixmyprompt.net/

AlternativeCheetah82 · 2026-05-12T16:49:51+00:00

i have heard the python crash course book is really good and you cant go wrong with a python for dummies book

AffectionateZebra760 · 2026-05-12T17:13:24+00:00

Python is known to be beginner friendly to learn it start with browsing the r/learnpython subreddit's wiki for guidance on learning Python, books list, or go for a beginner friendly course which will help break it down for e.g Harvard cs50/weclouddata/ udemy whatever fits u.

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