I'm a starter without proir knowledge to programming. Can I ever be as good as most of you guys here? :)

Question

I don't have any kind of academic programming knowledge. But I have learnt a little about coding and know a bit. Will I be able to programme or code to a professonal level. I'm interested and want to learn as much as I can. Will that help me?
Lokking for some helpful words and guidence! :)

Answer 1

there was a time when none of us know anything about programming.

Answer 2

If you're calling me good (look at my codes, they kinda say how decent I am), I learned all of this in 1 month.

:D

Answer 3

Hi! First of all, pick a motivation. If you're really interested and eager to learn, what do you like the most in coding? I'd say, is this the money for a potential job or the interest in solving a complex problem? Is it more interesting for you to create a web site, a mobile game, or a desktop application?

In terms of jobs, development of web sites and web server logic is the most demanded. You could start with learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript and a couple of popular frameworks like Bootstrap and jQuery. If you're more to a logic than to lookings, you could learn Java or Python, and SQL databases. For mobile applications, it's better to start with Java. The other types of development (desktop and desktop games) are much less common in the market, so I won't be looking into this at the moment.

First of all, learn how to use a language. The best method would be to find an online course -- trust me, with a teacher and prepared exercises it is much faster, easier and more effective to learn than doing it solely. In the worst case, you should find a text guide, which is like a tutorial book with exercises. SoloLearn is a kind of this thing.

Next, write something you like. The general advice will be, just start creating something interesting for you by yourself, after you'll learn the basics from some online course. With experience comes the true skill. If you're interested enough, I assure you'll have no trouble with becoming a professional. Even if you're older than 30 and have nothing to do with IT yet, you have all chances to be a valued skilled developer, just work with your heart put in it. Keep up the enthusiasm, and good luck!

Answer 4

p.s. Would be grateful if anyone could come up with do's and don'ts for a starter!
guys...no harsh comments pls. :)
thanks in advance! :)