So you think you wanna be a programmer
There are lots of ways to become a programmer and start your coding career. Before you spend a ton of time and money on it, let's make sure this is something you're actually interested in. Being a programmer is awesome and there are tons of benefits, but it has it's downsides too. If you're thinking about exploring a career in coding, start with one of the articles below.
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So you think you wanna be programmer? Start Here!
That’s great! Coding is an awesome career choice. Even better, you can have an amazing coding career without needing to pay tons of money for a college degree. You can. But you don’t have to. So, before you start going on a lavish educational shopping spree, let’s figure out if coding is something you really want to do...
Game Dev Edition
Game development is still fairly large category though not nearly as big as programming as a whole. Game developers are coders who work on games. There are many different parts to game development and you could focus on a specific skill like being an expert at physics engines or VR integration...
Web Dev Edition
Web development is another large category. Web development consists of two main categories, each with a ton of smaller ones. The two main categories of web development are front-end and back-end. Front-end web development uses (at its core) HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and is responsible for creating the part of the website that you see and interact with. Back-end web development can use a variety of different languages depending on preference and or the existing tech stack...
Mobile Dev Edition
Mobile development, like game development, is still a pretty large category. There are 3 primary subcategories of mobile development, native Android development, native iOS development, and cross-platform development. Native Android development means that you are coding for Android devices only and are doing so using Java or Kotlin and probably Android Studio...