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Beginner's guide on how to learn programming

Learning to code can be daunting because it is a mysterious language understood primarily by computers. Many people opt for online courses or books without guidance.

However, without a roadmap, newbies run the risk of getting lost. I've found professional developers who recommend 14 essential steps to guide you through coding, collaboration, and project creation.

As a newbie I'm eager to try this program myself and am excited to share this roadmap tutorial with you!

A 14-Step Roadmap for Beginning Developers

  1. Familiarize yourself with computer system architecture and data fundamentals
  2. Understand how programming languages work
  3. Understand how the Internet works
  4. Practice the basic command line
  5. Use Vim to develop your text editor skills
  6. Learn a little HTML
  7. Work with some CSS
  8. Start programming in JavaScript
  9. Continue programming with Python
  10. Learn more about Java
  11. Tracking code with Git
  12. Storing Data with Databases and SQL
  13. Reading Web Frameworks and MVC
  14. Playing with Package Management Tools For a detailed tutorial text you can take a look at this post:

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Hystou

Hi~ o( ̄▽ ̄)ブ