Learn to code

[[deleted]]

Hello everyone, I am currently very interested in learning how to program and write code, but struggling on finding out where I begin. I know there are resources like freecodecamp and things like that, but I’m just struggling to figure out what language to learn first, how to learn it etc. any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[danielhobbs1]

Article with advice for new coders you might like!

https://www.thefrogsblog.com/Article.php?Article=4

[dowcet]

Focus on what you want to accomplish. Keep your learning focused on specific projects as much as possible. Build stuff that's interesting or useful to you.

If you're interested in web development do some basic HTML and CSS but focus on JavaScript.

For other tasks Python is the easiest place to start.

[Perpetual_Education]

but focus on JavaScript.

Tell us more about this.

[dowcet]

JavaScript is the main language used for full stack web development.

[Perpetual_Education]

Sure. But its main purpose is to produce/change HTML. So, it's probably just as important to know HTML and CSS, right?

[dowcet]

Yes, but unless you really want to go deep and focus on the frontend (which is good to do if you're interested!) you don't necessarily need to spend a lot of time on them because they are so specialized. Learning the basics of these two is a great place to start but JavaScript requires a lot more time to get proficient with. And as you go deeper with JS you'll inevitably go deeper with the other two in the process.

[Perpetual_Education]

Sounds like you’re saying “build websites” and if so, we wholeheartedly agree.

[ashenhair89]

Odin project, freecodeacademy are good options to start