how could one start coding (java script or something)

DuckboyBC

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I wonder where to learn how to code. And if its free the better it is. Whats a good program to use? What would you guys recommend?
 
Best way to learn code is to take some of the free online courses (like codecademy). Ridiculously simple but you'll tear through them fast.

I actually read this beginners 'how to' article on coding myself not so long ago when I when I had questions about integrating images with text, it's pretty comprehensive for a 101.

As a platform I personally like to use Python myself. Depends what you need it for but it's fairly user friendly for beginners.
 
simple advice...

think what you want to do.
i.e I want to make a stock system for my shop, I want to make a database for my car to log MPG etc... make it something you actually want rather than just a made up crap thing...

then get some paper and draw out how you want the screens to look, (that way you know and aren't changing things later.)

same with how the program should work, draw out some flow charts of the actions that you think you want to go through to use the system...

then have a look at those code academy courses again, focus on the specific bits that are relevant to what you want to accomplish, and get it done!
 
If you're learning JS, the first thing you need to learn of course is HTML and CSS. You can use a variety of sites online for learning languages.

One tip I'm going to give to you about HTML/CSS if you don't know already is to always use an external style sheet rather than inline style sheet or inline tag styling, since then it is easier to modify the entire page and also is less bloated therefore speeding up page loads and reducing bandwidth.

Check out TutorialsPoint for in-depth tutorials. And make sure you practice your skills and test your code so that you actually learn, rather than just copying examples and such and trying to learn that way. :)

Web design/development is a pretty well-paid job if you get experienced at it so I suggest you give it a try, in fact I want to work as a web developer in the future (the work experience for me in the start of October actually involves working with a CMS as far as I know, so I should learn a lot), because I'm interested in programming stuff. :)
 
Text tutorials are probably better for coding as you can more easily see code snippets/examples you can use and they probably would go into more detail tbh.

Also posts #3 and #4 seem to be spam links.
 
I have a very strange opinion about this. First off i dont believe any language per say is really better than another simply more efficient at a function , so based on what you wat to do , you CAN choose a language to specialise in. BUT and here what ive learnt from many developers i consider legends , markup languages funny enough can be found in any book , a develops real asset is his ability to logically solve a problem. Once they have a logical solution using a code is easy , and they can pick up any book and apply it.

I would say start by knowing sort of which direction you want to head into , this will probably change, learn by doing , analysing code and why its the best solution , another solution inst as good. If you get the logic behind a language you have most of it down.
 
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