Ask HN: What are your useful tips to learn coding?

When I started my journey I imagined a program was like a building and I always wanted to build hidden rooms so only I knew how to get there :-) So in my early years I was solving problems that were important for me - how do I ask user for password, how do I hide output when user is typing password, how do I store password so it's not possible to see it (at least easily) - all silly stuff but it was a lot of fun :-)

What does that mean to you? Rather than `to learn coding` I would rephrase it to `learn to solve your problems` - and pick the best tool for the job. Of course `the best tool for the job` will come from your experience, and most likely it will be different depending on circumstances.

So it boils down to you finding funny problems to solve - almost like being on a secret mission :-)