Ask HN: Good Codes to Start With

#1

Post by southernbelle02 » Sun, Aug 09, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC

Hey I’m about to start coding, and I was wondering if y’all had any recommendations for any good coding books, apps, or free websites.

Re: Ask HN: Good Codes to Start With

#2

Post by bartvk » Sun, Aug 09, 2020, 7:51 PM UTC

You'll get better answers if you mention which language you're going to learn :)

Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: Good Codes to Start With

#3

Post by southernbelle02 » Sun, Aug 09, 2020, 8:00 PM UTC

bartvk wrote: post #2

You'll get better answers if you mention which language you're going to learn :) Good luck!

Okay thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Good Codes to Start With

#4

Post by southernbelle02 » Sun, Aug 09, 2020, 8:01 PM UTC

Okay so honestly I’m so new to this I don’t even know what to learn first, so I’m open to suggestions!

Re: Ask HN: Good Codes to Start With

#5

Post by bartvk » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

southernbelle02 wrote: post #4

Okay so honestly I’m so new to this I don’t even know what to learn first, so I’m open to suggestions!

My advice would be to figure out what platform attracts you. Programming is a bit too broad nowadays. For instance, some people like the size and the environment of mobile apps. They have an iPhone/iPad, or an Android phone, and would like to learn how that works. So they learn Swift (for iPhone) or Kotlin or Java (both Android).

Others are attracted to the web, so they become web developers. You'll need to learn HTML and CSS, and later Python or PHP.

Then there are people who have a deep appreciation for desktop apps, so if they have a Windows machine, they learn C#. And if they have an Apple computer of some sorts, they learn Swift.

If you're leaning towards electronics as well as software, then you'll probably want to buy a Raspberry Pi, and learn how to code in C.

Personally, I'd pick my poison, go to Reddit and join the appropriate subreddit. They are a bit more welcoming to newbies.