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Python is a good language to start with. I recommend a Coursera course titled as “Python for everybody” taught by Charlers Severance
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Revisiting this, McK1 did you do the full specialization on coursera or just the first course? What kind of timeline did you complete it in?
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Find the simplest scripting language you can start taking a tutorial on it…all programming is the same the syntax is just different
If you truly want to be a programmer, make sure you don’t skimp on the fundamentals. Coding by itself isn’t a differentiator; having a solid grasp on data structures and system design is
Agree with EY1. Depends what your goal is/how you intend to use it.
If you’re looking to transition career wise, you can go the bootcamp route or a masters. Different pros and cons to both.
There are of course free resources online but learning in a way that will lead to a job in the field will take a significant amount of time and effort, and won’t set you up great.
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Depends. What do you want to accomplish, what type of role do you want to be in, and what do you want your day to day to be like?
Meh, I completely switched to a full software engineering role after studying for like 4 months. I don’t think it’s as deep as people say.
Disclaimer: I did study like 70-80 hours a week for those 4 months
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Program the Tic tac toe game (included in serval languages as a tutorial) and follow along
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College level intro is here:
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-0001-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-in-python-fall-2016/lecture-slides-code/