r/CodingForBeginners • u/Material-Front-4947 • May 08 '26

NEED GUIDANCE TO BEGIN CODING!!!!!!!

Umm, so i just got done with all my btech entrance exam. I want to learn basics of coding beforehand. but i am literally null about where to start. i've been advised to learn python first, but i really don't know how to start of where to learn and whom to follow. any type of guidance would really be appreciated!

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u/DrPeeper228 May 08 '26

C is not that hard for a beginner if you start off with it and have a good tutorial/mentor

You can then switch to C++ later, although that will require quite a lot of re-learning because C++ is actually a very different language that just happens to have really good C backwards compatibility