Programming is the most powerful skill you can
learn for free and even without leaving your room. With this skill, you can automate boring
tasks, make your life easier, and create services that other people are happy to pay for. That’s
why learning to code is one of the best things you can do. All you need to start is a desire to
learn something new, a laptop, and the internet. Embrace the mindset that anything is doable. We humans, can’t comprehend
how much knowledge google has. You can google and get free programming tutorials
on any beginner-friendly topic. You don’t have to know everything needed before you start a
programming project.
You just google and learn along the way every time you don’t know what
the next step is. Even programming veterans with a lot of years of experience often google
how to do stuff. Why wouldn’t you do the same? There is one thing that will define if you will
or will not become a good programmer. How you act when your code doesn’t work is the most important.
During your journey, you will face a lot of bugs almost as if you were an entomologist. Your code
won’t work or will work incorrectly and you won’t know why. The truth is that you can find out the
reason for any bug but sometimes you have to learn more before you see it. You need to embrace a
mindset that there is always a solution and keep going.
Sometimes your project might be frozen
because you face a bug you are not able to spot yet. Just keep learning and eventually, you will
find it and add the beast to your insectarium. What programming language to pick?
To start you need to pick your first programming language. What programming
language should you pick? I would say Python. Is it the most useful one? Depends on what
exactly you want to do eventually. Python is the easiest, most versatile, and most popular
programming language you can find. And yes, you will find a lot of free tutorials
and projects on python on the web. That will ensure the start of your programming
journey is as easy and smooth as possible.
Learn by doing
You can read books and watch videos on programming but nothing is as efficient as learning
programming by doing. It is the most confusing way but also the fastest way to learn to code.
Just come up with a project and start asking yourself what is the next step you have to
take. Google every time when you don't know the answer. Alternatively, you can find a
suitable tutorial and follow instructions. Try not to copy-paste code mindlessly
but understand what is going on instead. Build a habit of coding As a beginner, you can’t imagine how far it could
take you if you create a habit of coding daily. There are plenty of free apps where you can learn
to code or even compete with others.
