How Can I Get Started with Programming?

[levihenry]

I've been thinking about diving into programming lately, but I'm not sure where to begin. Can anyone give me some advice on how to get started? I'm looking for beginner-friendly resources or tips to help me grasp the basics.

[dblife]

You could do something simple like command line in Windows, if you're using Windows or Bash if Linux.
VBA or visual basic for applications is also an excellent starter to help you start thinking the way programmers do and BASIC is written in a very friendly way.
What sort of thing do you want to programme?
Games?
Video editor?
File handling?
Databases?

[Missinglinq]

As dblife suggetsed, any of the BASIC languages are user friendly, and a great place to start! A class at your local community college would be a another good place to start...especially to leard about the logic involved in programming, regardless of the language!

Linq ;0)>

[June7]

You have Access and haven't done any coding in a database yet? Could start with an introductory book on Access. I expect there will be at least one chapter on VBA. Programming logic concepts are transferrable to any language. Here is a tutorial on basic concepts https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/programming-tutorial/. Then have to learn vocabulary and syntax for whatever language you want. An introduction for coding in Office products https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/of...-vba-in-office.

[twgonder]

Or you could try it the old-fashioned way. Take a college or online class. Learn a few basic concepts about programming logic.
Speaking of BASIC, that's a good place to start (beats Assembly, how I started).
Then get into Access with the templates, maybe Northwind starter edition.
Learn to use the VBA Editor and debug step commands, have fun figuring out what each line of code does.
Gosh, it's too easy these days with VBA compared to write code on paper, go to punchcard machine, type it all in ejecting each card with an error, drop your stack at the operator's inbox, wait, get error printout, and start all over.

[Edgar]

I started with a project I cared about. One that I was going to start using right away. However, it wasn't until I was able to write a loop on my own that I really thought I was programming. So, just do something you're actually going to use for yourself, feel proud, then improve it.