How to start programming?

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Deepak Tewatia · Answer

Start by picking a beginner-friendly language like Python. Learn basic concepts, practice writing simple programs, and use free online tutorials every day to improve. Take help from ChatGPT, Copilot etc.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I recommend using Visual Studio as your Integrated Development Environment (IDE). You can install it using the following. Install Visual Studio and Choose Your Preferred Features | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio?view=vs-2022 The choices of what features to install will likely be overwhelming. Your choices depend on what you want to do. Fortunately it is very easy to modify the installation and either install or unisntal features later. Microsoft heavily emphasiazes Visual Studio Code instead of Visual Studio as an IDE. The names are similar but they are very different. Visual Studio is older, is bigger and much more powerful. I think that Visual Studio is easier to use. If you want to use Visual Studio then you will need to find trutorials and books that show how to use it instead of Visual Studio Code. The following describes installation of Visual Studio Code. Install and Configure Visual Studio Code - Training | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/install-configure-visual-studio-code Microsoft has many tutorials. Not all of them are for beginners but there are some for beginners too. The following are a couple of learning paths that you might be interested in. Write your first code using C# (Get started with C#, Part 1) - Training | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/get-started-c-sharp-part-1/ Build .NET applications with C# - Training | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/build-dotnet-applications-csharp/

How to start programming?

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