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by zman0225 4524 days ago
Here's my advance. Patience is key. Pick a suitable starting language. Webapps - JS/Python. more CS-oriented - Java/C++ I prefer Python personally, but JS looks pretty ubiquitous nowadays.

Know your basics (syntax/MVC/OOP..etc) Once you're done with the cookie cutter stuff, hack hack hack. This includes the learning, Coursera, Udacity, and Codeacademy all provide some top level content - you don't have to finish it. Just learn the necessary concepts and run with it.

In my opinion, it is better and easier to learn programming by building something you're passionate about, rather than something that someone else is passionate about.

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Thank you for the advice!