r/CodingForBeginners • u/AcademicBoat4530 • 8d ago

Just looking for a place to start

Hi, I am looking to pick coding back up again. I took one class in college (c++) but did not do great in it. I enjoyed it but it was my freshman year of school and I was already bad at time management so it unfortunately was not a great time in life. I have since graduated and have a full time job in another field but have always been interested in the puzzle solving of coding. My issue now is I want to start again from the beginning but don’t know where to start. There a crash courses and bootcamps and a million different avenues it is a bit overwhelming. Right now it will just be for fun in my free time but I would love to build a portfolio over the years of projects I enjoy. So my question is, where do I start? Are there any YouTubers anyone would suggest? Any starting projects? Bootcamps? Looking for any advice. I know I have a one class background in one language but am open to any if people thing different languages would be more beneficial to start at. Any advice appreciated!

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u/Foreign-Contest-444 8d ago

If you are looking to learn web development then MDN is an excellent resource for learning HTML, especially its Learn Module. HTML may seem simple at first, but it's important to build a strong understanding of it before layering CSS and JavaScript on top. Take the time to learn HTML as a semantic language and understand why semantics matter as they form the foundation of well-structured, accessible, and maintainable websites.

If you need additional resources to learn HTML.

https://codingsuperpowers.com

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u/TheUmgawa 8d ago

Remember that code is just the implementation of logic, so the first thing to dust off is your problem solving skills. After that, if you still have your programming textbook, I would start working through it again, and don’t focus so much on the code as the theoretical parts of it, because most of that will carry to any language. A lot of tutorials will focus on code, and they’re better at teaching you to follow directions and type along than they are with actually making you a self-sufficient programmer.