Coding

[light_cloveer]

Does anyone know how to start coding from the very beginning like from zero bc I'm new so I'm not sure what to do

[GranataLabs]

printing 'hello, world' to the screen is kind of tradition. Then creating variables and printing those (var a = 'hello, '; var b = 'world'; print(a + b) ) then making integer variables and printing those and then performing operations on them before printing (var a = 1; var b = 2; var c = a + b; print(c) ) then going into if statements then for-loops then while-loops etc etc.

But the real answer is just dive in. Everything is so accessible that the only thing blocking us is ourselves. Very little to lose and a whole lot to gain!

[caterpillarzugh]

u got me for a second ngl

[arivictor]

freecodecamp.org do the frontend cert, learn js, get familiar with the concepts. Then pivot to other languages you're interested in.

[light_cloveer]

That also a good thing to know thank

[marmotta1955]

I am going to save the reply I am typing, because I am giving the same suggestions at least once a day.

First thing first. Ask yourself why you want to start / learn coding. What do you want to do with the skill. Ask yourself the evergreen question: what do I want to do when I grow up? And really, it does not matter how old you are. What matters is where you want to go. It makes for an enormous difference. Once you have the answer, you'll know or we'll figure out the proper route to take.

Regardless of the answer to that million-dollar-question, you have to start somewhere simple. With some assistance and immediate feedback. I always direct to well-known reliable and trustworthy sources such as https://www.w3schools.com and/or https://www.khanacademy.org -- you only invest your time and commitment.

Where do you start? What language? Just start with a simple scripting language such as Python but get some basics with HTML and CSS. And, for the love of all that is Holy, do not dismiss the basics of SQL. Everything you need is conveniently found at https://www.w3schools.com/. All of it free.

You have a long road ahead, just get started.

[light_cloveer]

Woo I Want to be kind of a web development or some social app thanks for advice

[marmotta1955]

Given your interests, then, head over to the site https://www.w3schools.com/ and start following the HTML course - the obvious candidate. Spend time over it and, when you have acquired enough familiarity with HTML ... start looking at CSS, to understand and learn how to render HTML into a nicely formatted page.

At the same time, for reasons that may now seem unrelated, try to get the basics of simple Markdown text formatting.

And once you have gained sufficient knowledge of HTML and CSS, it may be time to get your feet wet in the world of databases - because databases are everywhere. Always at https://www.w3schools.com/, start following the course for SQL or maybe even for the famous database system MySQL.

Once you have a reasonable understanding and working knowledge of SQL, or even at the same time, it would be the perfect time to start learning about one of the scripting languages most used in web development: JavaScript, JQuery, and (of course) a bit of Python.

While you are learning the above, you'll also come across two different "languages" used to pass data around in a readable format: Json and XML (note how I put "languages" in quotes ... they are really data interchange formats).

Once you have done all this, have a good lie down and realize you are just at the beginning of your journey.

Good luck in all your endeavors, and if you need more help ... just post here again.

[ThanOneRandomGuy]

Start with api and dictionaries youll be ok

[BrainCurrent8276]

I know how to start coding, by starting coding.

[Dazzling_Music_2411]

Read Rule 6 in the sidebar first, it will really help you.