#🔒 Newbie, where do I start?

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stone hemlock
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Hello,

I'm interested in learning to code, I've always wanted to make a turn-based game but going to YouTube/ChatGPT I feel quickly swamped by information I don't understand.

Does someone have a good starting point? Is there a level zero?

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manic finch
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Are you looking to mainly start off using python and then progress to other languages?

stone hemlock
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Hmm... not really, unless I would need to. I heard python was easy to learn and its what was recommended to me.

manic finch
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Yeah, its popular among beginners because its fairly easy to get the hang of. Watching tutorials online can get a bit tedious and hard to understand if its not explained properly, and ChatGPT or any other AI sort of doesn't teach you, but force feeds you the answer.

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There are online resources to help you, I used grok academy a year or two ago and haven't forgotten anything from it, it's pretty useful.

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https://groklearning.com/

Grok Academy
Grok Academy

Online platform to learn and teach programming in the classroom. Created by educators for educators. Learn Python, HTML, CSS, embedded programming, and more.

delicate kettle
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I hate grok's IDE editor but the lessons are decent

manic finch
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It's a bit on the meh side with how its all planned out, but it has decent pacing, it explains things clearly and gives you an example, then get's you to perform an exercise on it

delicate kettle
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plus the python comp is currently running! beginner one will teach u the basics

manic finch
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Take your time with it, skipping ahead of some very minimal stuff is alright in some cases but can lead to gaps in your knowledge

delicate kettle
manic finch
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also there are other resources that help, like w3schools

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not sure if everyone feels the same about it, but its sort of like the wikipedia of the programming world

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has literally everything you will need in it

meager cloud
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i'm gonna try it

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ah someone already mentioned

stone hemlock
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Grok seems like what I was looking for, thank you so much!

meager cloud
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manic finch
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forgot that exists

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Also once you become advanced, learning new languages will become 100% easier

stone hemlock
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Oh boy, my head is already hurting... but I'm thankful. I feel like I can make progress now.

manic finch
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Don't be too stressed about it

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In hindsight, everything seems so much clearer after learning the fundamentals of it

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Any tutorials that tell you to make things like a calculator etc for bare bones beginners rush too far ahead

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Just get the hang of what everything does before you actually make something complicated

stone hemlock
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I can't stress, it's a self-motivated project. No one is telling me to do this. Worst case is I scrap the idea. Sky is the limit for me.

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Is it a steep learning curve do you think?

manic finch
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I wouldn't say steep at the start

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Depending on how quickly you learn, it just gets easier over time

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You most definitely have moments where you scratch your head with no clue whatsoever, but once you get past that point, thats when it becomes a steep learning curve

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It also helps to have someone who can actually point things out to you

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You can use AI models to show you whats wrong or going wrong, plenty of people do that, but i'd say use it as a last resort while learning

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If you ever need help, just chuck it in here ( #1035199133436354600 ), if you're that keen you can send me a few messages whenever you get stuck and I can help you out

stone hemlock
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Yep, glad to know there are people who can help me when I'm stuck. 🙂

shadow canopy
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datacamp has been extremely useful for me, it has videos explaining then they have their own like built-in python where you can practice and they give you exercices

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Only downside is there's a free trial for 1 chapter then it's paid and it's... not cheap

fathom umbra
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Q: how to start??
- A: start

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thers no other best first step other than to start

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well on coding its
- A: start coding

meager cloud
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meager cloud
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sorry for the pings btw

fathom umbra
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you can turn it off...

meager cloud
vivid thicket
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you could do like:

# printing -> variables -> if/else -> functions -> classes -> etc
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