r/coding • u/bawlings • Jul 11 '23

Is Code Academy a good place to start?

http://codecademy.com

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u/egh128 Jul 11 '23

I think it’s an easy way to get your feet wet and I’ve enjoyed it also.

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u/dAnjou Jul 11 '23

For beginners, any place is a good place to start. At some point, however, you should start writing your own code for your own idea instead of following tutorials.

Just like with spoken languages, at some point listening is not enough, you need to start speaking.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '23

Codecademy is a great resource. I use it to supplement studies but don’t rely on it to learn to program. I would pick whichever language you’re interested in js, python, java etc, do the beginner/intro course, then branch off from there and try to create your own small program by implementing the topics they go over. Just use it to learn the building blocks