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Where does one start in programming?

2nd February 2012

My answer to Where does one start in programming? on Quora

Go to this site:

http://www.codecademy.com/

And follow the interactive tutorial.

(then spend the next 10 years honing your craft, but codecademy is an excellent first step)

Posted 2nd February 2012 at 10:08 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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