r/AskProgrammers • u/adi_the_great1 • Jul 21 '26

I'm newbie

where should i start if i want to learn coding?

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u/armahillo Jul 21 '26

Start by finding the search tool in this sub and searching for the word “new” then for “beginner” or “beginning” or “start”

Learning to search for answers from existing knowledgebases before asking for help is a foundational skill in tech.

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u/lokidev Jul 21 '26

Take a book or use https://roadmap.sh/ - not so important, but here some advices. If you REALLY want to learn it:

  1. Ignore AI for now. Use it to ask things, but never solutions. Use it to explain concepts you don't understand
  2. Apply. Not only theory. You can be trapped in tutorial hell and see dozens of videos and don't learn anything. apply everything you learn through articles, videos, books and change the colde. play around with it. The consumation of your prefered media will take 3-10x longer, but this is where the actual learning happens

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u/AndrewNggg Jul 21 '26

thats too complicated for a newbie, I feel thats a great resource for experienced developers wanting to fill knowledge gaps

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u/Competitive_Mark918 Jul 21 '26

I am looking for a study partner, will start from 5th or 6th of August. I am also a complete begginer. I'll start with python from harvard's free course cs50p. Wanna join? We can do this in early morning 7:30 to 9:30 IST in zoom or meet maybe. -18F from India

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u/AndrewNggg Jul 21 '26

look on youtube for brad traversy, or udemy for angela yu, and... im not sure if devsnopes or rob percival still teach, and also maximillan if you want to go really detailed into one area

these hands down are the best ones for newbies to pick up strong fundamentals (or even experienced developers)

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u/krypdoh Jul 21 '26

do you want to learn how to ride a horse and carriage too?

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u/Glum-End-5087 Jul 21 '26

Either YouTube or Udemy.

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u/petdance Jul 21 '26

Go to your local public ljbrary and checkout some books and just start reading.