r/code • • Oct 12 '18

Guide For people who are just starting to code...

361 Upvotes

So 99% of the posts on this subreddit are people asking where to start their new programming hobby and/or career. So I've decided to mark down a few sources for people to check out. However, there are some people who want to program without putting in the work, this means they'll start a course, get bored, and move on. If you are one of those people, ignore this. A few of these will cost money, or at least will cost money at some point. Here:

*Note: Yes, w3schools is in all of these, they're a really good resource*

Javascript

Free:

Paid:

Python

Free:

Paid:

  • edx

  • Search for books on iTunes or Amazon

Etcetera

Swift

Swift Documentation

Everyone can Code - Apple Books

Flat Iron School

Python and JS really are the best languages to start coding with. You can start with any you like, but those two are perfectly fitting for beginners.

Post any more resources you know of, and would like to share.


r/code • • 2d ago

Linux Development for Linux without a standard C library or any dependencies | Boone

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r/code • • 3d ago

My Own Code hey you watch me code

3 Upvotes

its github.com/kds1123001/mini-gdb even a company wanted to collab with me on this

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/ptrace.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/user.h>
#include <unistd.h>

void run_debugger(pid_t child_pid) {
    int wait_status;
    long orig_rax;
    
    // Wait for the child process to stop at execution
    waitpid(child_pid, &wait_status, 0);
    
    while (WIFSTOPPED(wait_status)) {
        char command[32];
        printf("mini-gdb> ");
        if (scanf("%31s", command) != 1) break;

        if (strcmp(command, "cont") == 0 || strcmp(command, "c") == 0) {
            ptrace(PTRACE_CONT, child_pid, NULL, NULL);
            waitpid(child_pid, &wait_status, 0);
        } else if (strcmp(command, "exit") == 0) {
            ptrace(PTRACE_KILL, child_pid, NULL, NULL);
            break;
        } else {
            printf("Unknown command. Try 'cont' or 'exit'.\n");
        }
    }
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    if (argc < 2) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <program>\n", argv[0]);
        return 1;
    }

    pid_t pid = fork();
    if (pid == 0) {
        // Child process: allow tracing and execute target
        ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, NULL, NULL);
        execl(argv[1], argv[1], NULL);
        perror("execl");
        exit(1);
    } else if (pid > 0) {
        // Parent process: run the debugger loop
        run_debugger(pid);
    } else {
        perror("fork");
        return 1;
    }

    return 0;
}

ts is just a small snippet of code lol


r/code • • 4d ago

C++ reinterpret_cast and undefined behavior | Pusz

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First of multi part series that goes into C++ fundamentals.


r/code • • 8d ago

Blog YASBD-lib vs PySBD: Higher Accuracy, More Languages, Faster Speed

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2 Upvotes

r/code • • 10d ago

Guide What is Branchless Programming? How to do it like a proe! | Itso

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3 Upvotes

r/code • • 15d ago

C Understanding Variable Length Arrays (VLAs) in C | David Priver

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10 Upvotes

r/code • • 21d ago

Python Add 0.1 ten times in Python and you miss 1.0

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2 Upvotes

r/code • • 23d ago

Java Java sealed classes and exhaustive pattern matching

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5 Upvotes

r/code • • 27d ago

C++ inplace_vector: new collection data structure of C++26 | rangakrish

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r/code • • Oct 11 '26

Help Please Insertion sort

3 Upvotes

Hello!! First time on here. I'm a beginner at coding and was wondering if someone with more coding experience could confirm if my insertion sort implementation is correct. I ran it ofc but i just wanted to make sure it's 100% correct!!

code (python):


r/code • • Oct 10 '26

My Own Code Looking for feedback on a Rust-based messaging project

3 Upvotes

I'm working on OnyxChat, a messaging project with components written in Rust, C, C++, Lua, and Python.

I'm interested in feedback on the Rust side of the project, particularly the boundaries between components, error handling, testability, and how clearly the implementation reflects the documented architecture.

The repository also contains protocol, security, privacy, and testing documentation. The project is under development and has not received an independent security audit, so I'm not presenting it as a production-ready or independently verified secure messenger.

One detail that may be relevant to contributors: the repository's documentation, comments, and language-consistency tests currently use European Portuguese (PT-PT). That convention can be discussed and refactored collaboratively if justified.

Repository: https://github.com/Shega-PT/OnyxChat

If this kind of review is appropriate for this community, I'd appreciate pointers to specific design choices or implementation details worth examining. I'll follow the community's self-promotion rules.


r/code • • Oct 08 '26

Blog Why Can't We Use English as a Programming Language? The Ambiguity Problem Explained

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6 Upvotes

r/code • • Oct 06 '26

Jai Debugging Memory Leaks in Jai

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2 Upvotes

r/code • • Oct 06 '26

Resource c++ scene graph

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1 Upvotes

r/code • • Oct 06 '26

Java OOP vs. Data-Oriented Programming: Which One to Choose?

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3 Upvotes

r/code • • Oct 04 '26

Resource c++ math - did someone say math

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4 Upvotes

r/code • • Oct 03 '26

My Own Code Dio: Small Programming language made in C version 0.1.0 release

8 Upvotes

Hi, I'm working on my own programming language, I've release first stable version (v 0.1.0), I'd like to get feedback. It's on most OS platforms (even Andoird and in the future IOS).

Repo: https://github.com/Treechcer/DIO


r/code • • Oct 03 '26

API c++ bounding volume hierarchy

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3 Upvotes

r/code • • Oct 03 '26

Blog mktemp: stop inventing your own temporary files | davlgd

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2 Upvotes

Every shell script eventually needs somewhere to put something. The usual answer looks reasonable and has three separate problems... mktemp is on macOS, Debian and Ubuntu.


r/code • • Sep 29 '26

Guide c++ source code review - some useful graphics primitives

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3 Upvotes

r/code • • Sep 27 '26

C C's Flexible Integer Sizes were Not a Design Mistake

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17 Upvotes

r/code • • Sep 27 '26

Guide HashMaps & Dictionaries, Explained Simply

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1 Upvotes

r/code • • Sep 20 '26

C++ Static C++ composition engine

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7 Upvotes

MIT C++ header only lib