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Discussion on: The Best Way to Learn How to Code

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gutocondela

I liked the approach, but for someone who is beginning, it would be important to choose a language wich its syntax and problem solving patterns are inherited by major of languages.

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Matt MacPherson • Edited

Most popular languages are based on C syntax. Exceptions being Python and Ruby. Problem solving patterns are pretty much universal so far as I can tell... Functions, loops, variables, conditionals, etc. I don’t believe the syntax part is very important. Most people can pick it up relatively quickly. Solving problems with syntax is the challenging part.