Before you start to learn to code, you need a reason! That could be because you are studying it at school, you have a family member who works in the industry or you are simply interested. The normal route for learning to program runs through ...
I'd suggest that you start with a static programming environment. Indeed, you might have already used one in school to help you learn to code without having to worry about typing instructions. I'll assume that you have had a play with Scratch and that you've tried some of the Code Studio courses (like the Hour of Code) before we carry on. At some point, if you are serious about programming, you will have to learn a text based languages like Python. Block based languages are OK if a) the designer provided the blocks you need and b) you aren't trying to get the language to do something it's not designed to do. As Brian Kernighan once said ... Brian Kernighan wrote one of the first popular programming books 'The C Programming Language' which contained the first reference to 'Hello World', reportedly from a cartoon of a chick emerging from Other cool platforms Hardware Platforms The Raspberry Pi is a Single Board Computer which costs between £30 and £40 which you can use either to learn to code or to develop your electronics skills. The BBC Micro:bit is a super cool little device which could help you get into coding. I've collected together some resources and projects to help you get started. |