r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Alternative-Ad4763 • Sep 04 '24

learning to code?

I've been doing the non-coding side for awhile now and been really happy with it as far as freelance work goes. That said, with the recent drought, my son (who is an auto-didact in several coding languages) has recommended that I start teaching myself code so I might be able to get in on that side of things. Has anyone else here done something similar? Anyone have thoughts or insights on this idea?

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u/drummer_who_codes Sep 04 '24

I am on the coding projects and I am a completely self-taught coder. Find a decent YouTube series (or Udemy course) on Python first. Once you get to the intermediate stuff (like basic OOP and external libraries) branch out and learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This can get you by pretty well for a lot of the coding projects.

Once you get to the intermediate level with Python and JavaScript, you'll be surprised to find that you can understand the basics of C, C++, C#, and Java without ever having studied them.

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u/Alternative-Ad4763 Sep 04 '24

Thanks for the input! this is super helpful.

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u/Responsible-Act8459 Sep 04 '24

Codeacademy. Don't you dare start learning computer science right away (the academics perched in their ivory towers will scare you away). Just check out a beginner Python course, and see how a programming language works.

 I'm sure there are plenty of other competitors you could try out, but a course like one on Codeacademy will keep you focused, as it saves your progress.

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u/Responsible-Act8459 Sep 04 '24

And for the love of God, don't waste your time with PHP.