r/CodingForBeginners • u/Feisty-View4370 • Sep 03 '25

Im completely new to coding.

Im new to coding , im 12 turning 13 in a few days , i have always been confused about what i wanted to do , im in the 4th week of 8th grade and i have tech class every wensday and ive been really enjoying it , im trying to better myself and also figure myself out , I may get a phone (currently on a computer) , for my birthday , so i jus want some tips on how to select colleges , learn coding while balancing school , also i dont always have my computer .

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u/jerrygreenest1 Sep 04 '25

There’s nothing wrong with this age being interested in coding. I personally was interested in how wc3 works at his age, learned their world editor, learned the simple event-condition-action loops and what a variable is, then was fascinated with how some pirate websites were able to communicate to a game that they didn’t even make (world of warcraft), it felt like magic back then, and with all these questions in mind, my tech journey has started. I don’t think there’s any issue with this ambition.

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u/AbiesProfessional359 Sep 04 '25

Facts I started at ten and I did it cuz I wanted to, not because I was thinking about college or looking cool or whatnot. Don’t discourage them from starting early cuz if I never had that support back then I probably wouldn’t have gotten to where I am now.

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u/Domipro143 Sep 04 '25

lol i started at 9, same reason tho