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I can't code. (self.fediverse)
submitted 1 year ago by favrion to c/fediverse
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Across this vast Fediverse, I have encountered a trend of people answering questions with esoteric programming language speaking in tongues that I don't understand, including under my own posts. I am a Boomer when it comes to coding and I am only 27. I don't even know where I would start to learn it because programming is so diverse. I want to feel like I know what's going on but I don't. Coding is the future and the future is now and I am lagging severely behind. I guess I'm asking where a bumbling novice like me can learn more about where to start when it comes to programming.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe, hopefully not, but even if it is: with WebAssembly, you'll be able to (you already can actually but it's not very widely used) compile and run many languages in the browser, other than JavaScript.

I wouldn't really recommend learning JavaScript as your first language, it's pretty weird. Unless you really want to learn web development, then go for it! maybe check out TypeScript though - there's a lot of learning material for both online.