The latest articles on DEV Community by Jesse L Nieman (@jessenieman). https://dev.to/jessenieman https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F550827%2F0e3ebe1a-1c4d-41fd-9700-ce311a583948.jpeg https://dev.to/jessenieman en Jesse L Nieman Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:35:25 +0000 https://dev.to/jessenieman/hey-new-developers-this-is-what-helped-me-get-started-3jm3 https://dev.to/jessenieman/hey-new-developers-this-is-what-helped-me-get-started-3jm3 <p>Hey Dev community! The world of programming is big and growing daily. There are so many different languages and routes that you could go as a developer in this field, and that can easily be overwhelming. </p> <p>In my experience there were a few foundational things that helped me along my journey when I first started to learn how to code.</p> <p>I've written in detail about them over on Medium.<br> </p> <div class="ltag__link"> <a href="https://medium.com/better-programming/learning-to-code-heres-what-you-should-know-before-you-get-started-f4b5cc3fd5d2?sk=d530446e5bfe62bfa2bad09cff191dd1" class="ltag__link__link"> <div class="ltag__link__pic"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--S6CScgfq--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://miro.medium.com/fit/c/96/96/2%2AaRNYlHREZwE2pVswhGVE5A.jpeg" alt="Jesse Nieman"> </div> </a> <a href="https://medium.com/better-programming/learning-to-code-heres-what-you-should-know-before-you-get-started-f4b5cc3fd5d2?sk=d530446e5bfe62bfa2bad09cff191dd1" class="ltag__link__link"> <div class="ltag__link__content"> <h2>Learning to Code? Here’s What You Should Know Before You Get Started | by Jesse Nieman | Better Programming | Medium</h2> <h3>Jesse Nieman ・ <time>May 11, 2020</time> ・ 6 min read <div class="ltag__link__servicename"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--KBvj_QRD--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://practicaldev-herokuapp-com.freetls.fastly.net/assets/medium_icon-90d5232a5da2369849f285fa499c8005e750a788fdbf34f5844d5f2201aae736.svg" alt="Medium Logo"> Medium </div> </h3> </div> </a> </div> <p>I hope these things will help you as much as they have helped me!</p> <p>Let me know what has helped you in your dev journey as well!</p> beginners programming learningtocode