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And don't forget RTFM
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This is fucking dumb. People learning how to code don't know how to start. They don't know what to start writing or where to start on it. This is akin to telling a depressed person "just don't be sad".
Exactly. If you know nothing about a topic, you don't even know, what exactly to google, except "how to make computer do stuff".
The initial hurdle of incompetence can be extremely frustrating and almost impossible to climb, if you don't have guidance.
If you want to learn how to code, can't you just google "coding tutorial for beginners" or something similar? Probably you would need to pick a language, but that would similarly be solved with "recommended coding language for beginners". Then it's very easy to find a resource that starts with hello world and gradually introduces new things. And I'm sure if it moved beyond a browser toolbox, a guide for setting up whatever IDE would be included.
Learning to code is by no means easy, but it's possibly the best type of thing to learn when it comes to having a wealth of free, easily discoverable guides. The main obstacle is choosing to put in the time, and this comic removes that obstacle by forcing them to not put it off.
I did not choose to start with VB.net - It was the first thing youtube came up an I think was interesting, because I could start with something GUI.
Today I make enterprise factories go brrr.