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Basically i'm 15 years old and have been thinking about starting to learn some coding as i'd like to major in computer science in college. If somebody could give me a website/language to start with and also where I should go from there, I'd be very grateful.

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This is how I learnt

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Clams wrote This is how I learnt

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I understand that is the most popular option.


Can somebody could tell me which language to start with and where to go from there?
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I would suggest Java as its the standard but python is all right as well
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Look up video tutorials.
If you're going to or wanting to learn Java watch these tutorials from thenewboston on youtube.
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He also has other series for other languages and stuff. Really simple easy way to learn and very descriptive. That's how I learned then I just started to tweak around with the code.
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It depends what area you'd like to work in when you leave school. If you want to do game development, I'd say C++ or C#. If you want to make websites I'd say HTML/CSS/JS/PHP. It varies for what you wish to do. However, all languages can make something it's about how you go about doing it.
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I started with HTML/CSS but i wish i originally learned java as html really doesnt help you with any other code.

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Hey buddy! It really depends on what you're interested in the most. I'm mostly interested in Web Development, but you might be wanting to go on the game development path or things like applications. For Web Development, start with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. For Game Development and applications, start with Java.

When starting coding, I'd personally take it nice and slow and not rush into things (my mistake). When learning a certain topic, don't just rush and think "I've learnt that a bit, it will do" and move on to the next part. Just take it nice and easy and make sure you get a full understanding of the basics.

Another thing is to start small. When you have learnt a specific language, at first make small projects. Don't go over board and create huge and complicated ones. Practice makes perfect, and when you think you're ready to move on, move on to something bigger and better.
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If you want to know how to code, I suggest you learn LISP.
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RapidzMoose wrote Hey buddy! It really depends on what you're interested in the most. I'm mostly interested in Web Development, but you might be wanting to go on the game development path or things like applications. For Web Development, start with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. For Game Development and applications, start with Java.

When starting coding, I'd personally take it nice and slow and not rush into things (my mistake). When learning a certain topic, don't just rush and think "I've learnt that a bit, it will do" and move on to the next part. Just take it nice and easy and make sure you get a full understanding of the basics.

Another thing is to start small. When you have learnt a specific language, at first make small projects. Don't go over board and create huge and complicated ones. Practice makes perfect, and when you think you're ready to move on, move on to something bigger and better.

^^ This guy right here is who you should listen to.

I wanted to go into web development, so I started with HTML. It all depends on what you want to code.

And there are a bunch of websites to help you learn..
I used these two:
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