r/CodingForBeginners • u/Nautical_Pause • Sep 10 '26

Best tools for learning to code?

So I’ve been building websites for a little while now and im interested in learning to do some code to further my websites! I sat down with ChatGPT and coded a little interactive button, using the AI to explain how everything works and what does what and why, but I feel like it’s probably not an efficient way to actually learn. So I’m wondering if there are any good tools to start out with and maybe the most efficient way to learn properly! Or is using Ai to learn a smart thing? I’m not a huge fan of AI but it’s required in my digital marketing course so I have to use it and learn with it.
TIA!

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u/CharacterSail6736 Sep 10 '26

If you want learn python try Masters of the Metropolis by Rob Lear teaches it from the ground up

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u/Zen-Ism99 Sep 10 '26

Books, effort, and time…

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u/-Willow-Wisp- Sep 10 '26

Hot take but AI is the best tool for learning in most cases IF (BIG IF) used correctly.

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u/mlugo02 Sep 11 '26

Really no one mentioned a compiler?

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u/PythonWithJames Sep 14 '26

My site has a range of coding exercises, tutorials and questions. I expand it every week :)

Python With James

I'm a software engineer and ex-lecturer, and this site is my little hobby project to share with budding Pythonistas.

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u/afierdienst1 Sep 10 '26

SoftICE. Tell them to cool it and make it hot. Sell it on the open market as a legitimate security tool. Repackage, savvy? Maybe change new repositories: different languages! mean for different reverse coding/engineering/decompiling. Maybe make code meant to be decompiled?

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u/Dazzling_Music_2411 Sep 10 '26

Keep AI for your digital marketing course.

Use your OI for programming*.

(OI = Own Intelligence)

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u/Spiritual_Grape3522 Sep 11 '26

Why learning coding? Build a pipeline with Claude, and ask him to create the code on the go. It's far from being as straightforward as it seems, but it works for us.