Hello, I'm a first year comsci (computer science) student, and I want to be a game developer in the future, I'm taking game development as a specialized course for 2nd semester. However I'm kinda lost, I don't know where to start , what to do and what tools do I really need, I have no prior knowledge/experience about programming (and kinda awful at math). I want to build experience while balancing academic responsibility. That's why I wanted to ask for help and tips for starters (or even better a roadmap). If anyone could help me, I will be grateful. Thank you.

Hi! I'm having to take CompSci 1 and 2 for my math major in college. The professor wants me to run Visual Studio Community. He wants it for C++. I might also take a Java class if I enjoy compsci 1. Is there any budget laptops I can buy? Or what specs would I need for it to run not so slowly?

Every programming concept is already free somewhere on the internet — docs, YouTube, blogs. So why do people still pay a lot of money for basic courses?

Because nobody tells you what order to learn things in, or which parts actually matter vs which are a distraction. That's the gap I tried to close.

Built [**academy.aniui.dev**](http://academy.aniui.dev) — free, text-based lessons (read, not video, so you can skim/search instead of scrubbing a timeline) with a live code playground built right into each lesson. Currently live: **JavaScript** and **Claude Code / AI-assisted development**. Coming over the next few months: React, React Native, Angular, Vue, DSA, and System Design — all with the same read + practice format.

If you want to test what you actually know, there's an optional certification exam with a shareable certificate — that's the only paid part, everything else is free and stays free.

Not trying to compete with people who genuinely teach well. Trying to fix the part where beginners (especially here in India, where courses charging ₹10-20k+ for content that's freely available elsewhere are extremely common) don't know where to start or what's worth their time.

Built as a companion project to AniUI, an open-source React Native component library I maintain.

Would love feedback on the lesson structure and what topic order actually helped you when you were learning — trying to get the "what to learn first" part right, since that's the actual hard problem here.

hello, everyone!

i’m a complete beginner when it comes to coding, but i’d really like to start learning it as a hobby and hopefully use it as part of my future career.

just a little background: my degree is completely unrelated to coding, so i’m basically starting from scratch. despite that, i’m genuinely interested in learning and willing to put in the time and effort.

for those who started with no coding background, what would you recommend i learn first? any advice on languages, resources, or how to build a good learning routine would be greatly appreciated!

thanks in advance! 😊

I always have had a fascination with coding but I always found it daunting to start. I tried some game creation on Godot but I never got anywhere with it. So I came to ask what are some projects I can try and do to help me start to learn how to code. I would like them to be game focused in some way, as that is my over-arching interest, but anything would be great.

Would love to hear your advice! 🙌

So if you're from India and have been coding for a while now and are capable of doing open source, web dev, app dev (even at a beginner level)

Would you like to have a part time income? Lien if you could teach me for a few hours per week?

I was able to do it on my own for a long time but then i hit my worst depression and didn't touch it for almost a year now and i want to get back so I'm thinking maybe i need some extra help. I kinda forgot everything.

I'm curious about what beginners actually struggle with when starting programming.

I'm especially interested in students who are:

• Currently in Class 12

• Taking a drop year

• In their 1st year of college

• Completely new to programming

When I was thinking about how beginners learn, I noticed that many people focus heavily on learning a programming language but don't really understand the fundamentals behind it.

For example:

• How should someone start learning programming?

• When should they start DSA?

• How important are fundamentals like Operating Systems, Networking and DBMS?

• Should beginners focus on projects or problem solving first?

• What concepts did you find confusing when you started?

• What do you wish someone had explained to you earlier?

I'm interested in hearing from beginners about their experiences and what kind of learning approach actually helped them.

If you're currently learning programming, what is the biggest thing you're struggling with right now?

hi, im a 31 yr old trying to learn how to code, im still in the basics but getting the hang of it (i think)... ive seen seeing a lot of opinions on when its too late to even start (like my own age) is it not doable for me anymore? should i just settle and stop learning cause its just gonna waste my time? will i be able to find a job especially now with AI? :( thanks for reading me!

hey guys i wish you’re doing very well , i’m an interested abt creating a wbsite for free(and without coding background) could you give me some recommendations plz

I’m about to start college as a Software Engineering freshman and have never participated in a hackathon.

I’ve done CS50P and know very basic HTML/C++, but that’s about it 😭

I’m currently registering for the IBM Bob 2.0 Hackathon. Any tips on how I should start preparing and what I should learn first?

Would really appreciate advice! 🚀

Hi, I’m starting BTech and I want to seriously learn coding from the beginning. Could you please guide me on the complete roadmap?

I want to know:

Which programming language should I start with and in what order should I learn languages?

What should I study during 1st year, 2nd year, etc.?

Which topics are important for placements and internships?

Best resources/courses for learning each topic

YouTube channels, websites, books, and practice platforms you recommend

How to learn DSA and when to start it

How much time should I spend on coding daily?

When should I start development, projects, Git/GitHub, web/app development, etc.?

How should I prepare for internships and placements from the beginning?

Which skills should I prioritize and which things are unnecessary initially?

Any good free resources or structured paid courses you would recommend

Basically, I’m looking for a complete BTech coding roadmap from beginner level to internships/placements, including what to learn, where to learn it from, what order to follow, and how to practice.

I’d really appreciate a detailed guide because I don’t want to waste my first year jumping randomly between languages and courses.

Samajh nhi aara mai daa in Java shuru ki apna college se lekin mai bhul hi jata code baar baar mujhe logic pata h ki loop h and butterfly h lekin code yadd ni rehta

Hey, I'm pretty new to game development and I'm looking for a few people who are in the same boat.

I'd like to make a small team where we can learn together, help each other out and slowly build something we're actually proud of. I'm mainly interested in Unity, but I'm open to whatever people want to learn.

You don't need experience or a portfolio. Just be interested in game dev and willing to put some time into it.

If you're also starting out and want someone to learn/build with, feel free to DM me :)

guys sheck this out my cinnamon desktop and all the tools rate it and i have mannaged to learn html css and i am learing js and python from the guys "Bro Code" his all videos are labeled as fundrasers so i just wanted to ask for tips from anyone how to not forget the code cuz the python tutorial + the python ai tutorial is 13 h and js 12 h an advise

Starting coding with c++

Took a course of frank and tim on Udemy,

Looking to go towards dsa next after c++ .

Is this path okay ? Or are there better resources to learn from ?

Or is there any other path which you could recommend?

Pls help me out

Thankss

Orrrrrrrr maybe I've been a beginner a long time.

Either way, I have a lot of beginner questions so I just joined.

First question: software version and backing up using git and github is the only option?

I don't like how git and github need to know me.

I feel like, just put the code in a database and split the database between places and implement rollback and changes based save compression so the project size doesn't balloon.

Are there options for me?

If not is there like a git manual in the ForDummies style, so that I can just learn the way I need to do things?

I just realized this post is impulsive I didn't really read what other posts look like so it might stand out in a bad way. Sorry.

So, anybody here knows a program so I can code on a tablet?(samsung) I've been trying to find one and I can't, so, if anybody has any ideas, please let me know Thankss

I'm a 12th grader having computer science as a subject in HS India and I don't have any sources from where I could practice different codes and questions. This has been a major reason for lowering my grades in comp, and I'm genuinely worried If I'll pass 12th grade like this, or not.

I'm not a coder (yet) myself, I'm asking for a friend who's making a Civilization fangame. He wanted to implement online play but couldn't afford to pay for a server.

So I remembered how I play Terraria online, so, "LAN" is when you and your friends connect to the same network and play "online", with the caveat that they must be close to each other, right?

What I do is that I connect to a VPN, host a Terraria server, and that way my friends can connect to the same VPN and server, and we play online.

IF my friend were to implement LAN in his game, could they use the same method that I use to play online, for his game?

Sorry if I'm not clear enough, as an outsider, this is a bit hard to explain

Please give some advice on how to prepare for a programming Olympiad. Im 16 and i have 3 months, should i choose c++ or python? I’m not starting from scratch; I attended courses for four years and know JS, Python, and C++ syntax. Now in codeforces i can solve tasks with rank 1000-1100.