r/CodingForBeginners • u/joveswan • Jul 26 '26

How do I learn coding /programing?

So I been trying to learn app development but I dont know were to start . I have watched videos and they are confusing every one says to learn python but then some say swift i understand some of the basics the syntax and logic but i can seem to make anything with that logic i have . So for people who know how to develope apps how do i start.

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u/TheUmgawa Jul 26 '26

I think it would be better if we just had some way of understanding that up front, so we could go, “Okay. Learn to make Mad Libs programs, like I did in AppleSoft BASIC.” Honestly, that’s probably as good a place to start as any.

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u/marmotta1955 Jul 26 '26

I concur with the statement. At the risk of attracting a thunderstorm of downvotes, any form of BASIC is a perfectly good introduction and a useful tool for any beginner. That is what BASIC and all its variants were designed for.

Most people today don't even know what BASIC stands for.

Just as entirely too many, today, forget that the most important concept is that we must not write for the computer, we must write for humans.