The Beginner’s Coding Roadmap

Learning to code doesn’t need to be confusing, if you start small and practice often, you’ll be making things after only a few hours.

1. Set up your workspace (a code editor and a place to run code)
2. Learn the basics (syntax, variables, loops, functions)
3. Build small projects (copy, then tweak, then rebuild the project from scratch)
4. Practice often (tiny challenges and review mistakes)
5. Save your work (version control basics with Git)

This roadmap will help you begin with the foundations, and provide solid skills you will need when coding.

1. Set up your workspace

To begin coding, you’ll want to get a code editor, or a text editor. These allow you to write and edit the code you make. Modern code editors allow you to run your code easily.

Step 1: Install Visual Studio Code (VS Code). This is the industry standard and you will be using what many professionals use.

2. Learn the basics

Learning the basics will help you become familiar with how programming works

3. Build a small project

Next you begin making a project, start small until you are more confident.