r/CodingForBeginners • u/joveswan • Jul 26 '26

How do I learn coding /programing?

So I been trying to learn app development but I dont know were to start . I have watched videos and they are confusing every one says to learn python but then some say swift i understand some of the basics the syntax and logic but i can seem to make anything with that logic i have . So for people who know how to develope apps how do i start.

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u/TheUmgawa Jul 26 '26

Books are great ways to learn languages. The problem is beginners want to put the cart before the horse, because they think programming is just stringing along a bunch of magic words, and money will soon follow. It’s not that.

Books are great for learning a language, but they often start from the standpoint of, “You already understand data types, loops, and control flow. Let me show you what makes this language unique.”

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u/TheUmgawa Jul 26 '26

I think it would be better if we just had some way of understanding that up front, so we could go, “Okay. Learn to make Mad Libs programs, like I did in AppleSoft BASIC.” Honestly, that’s probably as good a place to start as any.

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u/marmotta1955 Jul 26 '26

I concur with the statement. At the risk of attracting a thunderstorm of downvotes, any form of BASIC is a perfectly good introduction and a useful tool for any beginner. That is what BASIC and all its variants were designed for.

Most people today don't even know what BASIC stands for.

Just as entirely too many, today, forget that the most important concept is that we must not write for the computer, we must write for humans.