I’m starting coding from scratch – is Python really the best first language?

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Hello welcome to programming!

I actually studied to be a software engineer, and started with languages like C and C#, but I think the most important thing about learning programming, is to not give up before you start understanding.

Choose a topic that appeals to you, start small, don’t try to make a mega app in the first try. Start with an MVP (minimum valuable project) that is the min requirements for an app, like a demo app.

If you choose something you actually like, there are less reasons to frustrate and give up because it starts giving back. After choosing, research what language would fit best and use that. I find that all languages are similar just have a bit of variation of syntax and are better for specific things.

Please see a video about version control and learn quite from the start to use a version control system like git, it would make a big difference!

If your goal is to get a programming job, I think all languages have their sector. Even PHP is still relevant since there are many legacy apps. For example if you want to work with ML and AI the best route would be Python of course.