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I would recommend first giving consideration to what you want to achieve with coding. Coding just for the sake of coding is a sure path to a lot of pain. I found that out the past year or so.I am interested computer programming but don't want to pay a million bucks for courses just yet. I would absolutely love some advice as to where to start, like which books are the best to read for beginners or course websites that don't charge an arm and a leg. I did a some research and found that Code Complete by Steve McConnell is recommended in quite a few websites. I am just looking for a few more recommendations! I just want to start as "self-taught" and then progress from there ya know?
Here's my progression.
1. 404profound hears Python is coooool. 404 then spends two months learning python, with no end goal or clear objective other than.. to learn python. Well, it was about that time that 404 realized: he f*cked up. I was learning for the sake of learning, because it was in vogue, so to speak.
2. Regrouped, decided to first understand a market on a deep level and map out a series of solvable problems. Once I found the one with the most promise, determined that a web app is the optimal MVP solution. To achieve this I needed to learn javascript, css, html, database configuration, REST APIs, a few other application-specific tools. That's when the mementum came (this was in October).
3. Now, My app is ~80% done, aiming for late April / early May for initial launch.
Moral of the story, do not ask what language you should learn. Ask what problem you are going to solve, then select the right tool to get it done. Starting with a language first is an elitist / academic approach. It can work, don't get me wrong, especially if you know a language so well you can do many things with it. But this path will delay your progress and frustrate you.
- Just my two cents.