Teach Your Kids to Code
Learn to Program Python at Any Age!

The guy behind the book "teach your kids to code" has a udemy course. https://www.udemy.com/course/teach-your-kids-to-code/ it has some previews in case that helps.

Hmm, odd that you don't mention what you have practiced or studied, just questions for other people. "Why does everyone "

"is it that hard" , Well Spanish was before I started studying it in 10th grade, so was algebra. So what have you studied, if its still so hard then study more of the basics?

You can only be tested/challenged on what you have learned, STUDIED, PRACTICED!

So get started,

https://www.udemy.com/course/coding-for-beginners-you-can-learn-to-code/

https://www.udemy.com/course/teach-your-kids-to-code/

Only buy those with a coupon that you can search for or start with a free course from youtube,

Oh, and I haven't studied/practiced enough either, so Im still at it ....

To start off, I'll say that you don't have to be a math whiz or a genius to code. Learning to code is similar to learning how to fix a broken toilet, grow tomatoes, or bake a really fancy cake. It's just learning the tools you need and the rules you have to follow to make something work. It's not for everyone, but if you like to solve puzzles or you enjoy building things, you might like it.

I did a brain dump here of everything I could think of, but feel free to PM me if you have questions.

I'm giving advice for Python because I think it's the most beginner-friendly, welcoming programming language to learn.

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• This tutorial teaches you some basic Python and lets you run code in your web browser so that you don't need to install anything to get started: https://www.learnpython.org/en/Hello%2C_World%21. It doesn't do a great job explaining the concepts for a complete beginner, but it gives you a little flavor of what code looks like and how it works. Honestly, this one is kind of boring/overly technical but I included it because it will run the Python for you in-browser.
• Check out some free programming courses on youtube to get started. Here's a good one for Python: Python for Beginners. You can also just google for "python tutorials for complete beginners"
• Dedicate a few hours to working through issues with getting your programming environment on your computer set up, and learning some of the basics of coding. It will be very frustrating and discouraging at first. You'll feel dumb. You might have to spend some time googling for more help or tutorials. Eventually, you will be able to write and run a simple program. If it feels fun or at least interesting to get the program working, you probably have the right attitude and personality to be a programmer.
• If you run into errors, google the error message or search for it on stackoverflow.com. Usually someone will have an answer
• There are also a ton of subreddits for programming where you can get help if googling doesn't work
• Find a local meetup group to meet people who can help you and give advice on your journey.
• PyLadies is good - https://www.pyladies.com/
• Meetup has local chapters for lots of good coding/tech groups: https://www.meetup.com/
  • Search for PyLadies, Women Who Code, Women in Tech, or a general keyword like Python or programming to find groups near you
• Check out some free programming courses on sites like udemy or coursera to learn more about Python. As with anything else, the paid courses are better than the free courses:
• https://www.coursera.org/learn/python
• https://exercism.io/tracks/python
• https://www.udemy.com/course/teach-your-kids-to-code/
• Skillcrush is women-owned and offers a free coding intro course: https://skillcrush.com/
• Start to think about what kind of coding you want to do. If you like to build pretty things you might be interested in front end web development. If you don't care about making something look good and you just like puzzles, you might like back end development. JavaScript, React, Python, and Ruby are common technologies for this area..
• If you like it and you want to keep going, there are tons of videos on Youtube about how to find and pick a coding bootcamp. Some coding bootcamps charge you upfront, and others don't charge you until you get a job.

It's a steep learning curve, and everyone feels stupid or like they will never get it when they start. I know I did. But you really don't have to be a genius or even very good at math to be a good programmer. You just have to be able to think through a problem and keep trying until you get it.

I know several people who went from working in retail, to doing a 12 week or 6 month coding bootcamp, and a year later were employed making 40k-70k in an entry-level software engineering or developer role. It took me longer than that (about 3 years) because I didn't do a bootcamp, I just tried to learn on my own while working other jobs. It takes a lot of work and dedication, but you can do it.