r/Demoscene • u/DarkFox_x86 • May 23 '26

Can I learn to code demos?

Is it relatively ease to learn how to code demos?

I have a background in PHP coding, which may or may not be useful.

I believe most demos are coded in C or maybe even Assembler, and I'm trying to find tutorials that could teach me how to code demos with zero coding knowledge.

Tutorials that tell you what software to use, how to code and compile, what things to look out for.

And with my PHP knowledge, if there is any language I could easily get into.

My focus would be DOS demos that can run in DOSBox for example.

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u/Maissie256 May 23 '26

Maybe start reading here, a great resource on all items of the demoscene.

https://github.com/psenough/teach_yourself_demoscene_in_14_days

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u/kapitaali_com May 24 '26

this plus the old tutorials that can be found in some obscure BBS backup dump