A common question arises among those who want to learn programming “How can I learn to code quickly and pursue a career as a programmer?” whether you’re a student, freshers, or an experienced person who wants to switch his job to a software developer. Then definitely, you searched for this question. Learning programming language and becoming a pro is not one-day progress. It takes you about a year for a beginner, but it is not that difficult if you have dedication, the spirit of learning, patience, and willingness to learn. Then it’s an easy process.
So, by the way, I am john. Today I want to share my experience in learning programming. Because I am a software developer, learning new programming skills in every new project is necessary. At the beginning of my career, it was more difficult for me. I made a lot and lots of mistakes in that journey as a developer. But soon, I change my way of learning. It makes me more straightforward and faster to learn to program. So this article will give you some tips and ideas so that you can learn to code faster alongside having a busy lifestyle.
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Start with an Easy Programming Language.
The first tip is If you’re new to coding, start with something easy. Python is a good choice because it’s easy to understand and use. It also has a large community of developers who can answer questions when you run into trouble. But it’s up to you. But I started with java because, at that time, I started learning java is everyone’s favorite programming language. And it is also object-oriented programming (oops). You begin with whatever you believe is simple for you. Because All popular programming languages have a large community of developers, it is effortless to clear your doubts.
Be strong in the basics.
Studying basics is more important while learning to program because it is helpful to understand advanced concepts. If you are not strong enough in basics, you will end up with lots and lots of confusion. so always make sure you are strong in basic. These fundaments are variables, data type, control structures, syntax, loops, data structures, functions and arrays. Choose one programming language and stick with it. First, clear all the basics and move on to the next level. It will improve your learning speed
Find a community that helps you grow.
There are lots of online communities where people share knowledge and advice. One of the best places to find these communities is Reddit.com. This site allows users to post links to articles, websites, and other resources. Users can then vote up or down those posts based on how helpful they think they are. not only Reddit but there are also many other communities too. so use them to grow yourself.
Code by hand.
Always started to learn programming language as a beginner; you should be used to writing code by hand; some of you may think it sounds weird because you might think, why should I use my hand to write code when it is time-consuming? I can’t even check and run codes on paper. Still, it is more important because if you apply for a job in programming related, like developer, or software engineer, in the technical interview round, most of the time, they ask you to write code on a white paper because it will test your programming efficiency When you code by hand, you make a deeper connection in your brain and get a clearer understanding of syntax and algorithms. This way of learning programming will make your work easier and faster in the future.
Learn the Concept, not the programming language.
During the journey of learning programming, don’t memorize each syntax because the syntax is just a format of writing a programming language so that the compiler or machine can understand it, and the syntax is different for every programming language, so don’t waste your time in that, you should be focused only on the programming concept, how the flow of programming works and how the logic works because if you strong enough in programming concept then you could able to think logic quickly while writing code and can quickly learn any programming language within few weeks
Take online courses, tutorials and read books
If you want to learn something quickly, take an online course. You can find courses on Udemy, Skillshare, and other free platforms like youtube. If you are a beginner, you don’t know where to start and where to end; online courses structure the teaching of programming languages, i.e. like a syllabus, so you get a better overview of programming language. Also, make a habit of reading programming-related blogs, or There are plenty of books out there that teach coding. They range from beginner level to advanced. Reading them will give you a better understanding of how things work.
Conclusion
Ultimately, we want you to know that it’s not that hard to start coding, and you can always put your best foot forward. You might think in the middle that you aren’t smart enough to code, but remember that it takes time and patience to think like a coder. To learn it quickly, you must stay on the right path and be consistent. Follow each step in order, make sure you understand the basics first, keep practising, and when you’re done with the basics, take the challenges and compete in competitive programming on different sites to get better, improve your logic, and learn to think like a coder. If you practise coding every day, you’ll find out how good you are at it in the long run.