These tips are mostly transferable to almost anything you attempt to do. Although the hand coding is an exception ;)

The first point is really important, because your "why" is your motivator, and must be bigger than any obstacle or frustration you may face.

I am a website developer and I know the coding @cryptoctopus sir,and I am totally agree with you sir"practice is only the key to success in coding",I have my own experience that whenever I stop coding for long time,I have to start from the scratch but If I do coding regularly I code it perfect,I really appreciate your hard work of learning and all your points are very important to be good in coding.Udemy is best website to learn coding,and I know some of good you tube videos that are best to learn coding like html,css,bootstrap,javascript,jquery and many more.One small request sir I am upvoting you regulary and also add you in steemauto but I am not getting upvotes from you sir,Please support me sir.I really apologize If I had said something wrong,Upvoted and resteemed,I hope you will reply sir.

Much of this is really solid advice here. But the most important thing is that you need to wanna learn in order to learn. If you have passion it will be much easier

@cryptoctopus  very well shared.1-2 very important to start learning coding.3-4-5 important to improve self.Thanks for sharing..

I'm doing the same course as you are. It's been the only course that I've attempted that really focuses on the fundamental concepts and building on earlier projects and removes learning for the sake of just learning.

I've also tried codeschool, but I lost track of the 'why' half way through as the emphasis on projects wasn't strong. Really like the idea of coding by pen before actually typing it out. I'll try to incorporate that in my learning. 

One more tip that really helped me is by looking at the html and css code on different sites that I really liked. Most of the time I don't understand all of it, but it helps cultivate good design focused learning.

What also helps me is to set an achievable target of how many topics to cover in a particular week. To lower the expectations when I know it's going to be a busy week, and to increase the goal when during a week which has public holidays. 

 Anyways, all the best with the learning! I hope to share my progress too.

We could create a discord group to train newbies like me on how to code

I really got interested in coding with your post about it

The easiest way to learn a language or technology stack is through developing a project that everyone can use with this language or technology stack. A piece of program that no one else has used is silent. The programmer does not provide feedback. Since the worse is not a problem, the programmer does not care. The headless programmer does not travel to the depths of the iceberg. So it is absolutely necessary to get feedback from users. In a very short time they will determine the direction of the course. Since the desires and complaints are not over, the programmer has to constantly solve the problem. In this way, you have to dive into the depths of the programming language or technology you are using. Learning and domination in a real sense starts from this point.. @cryptoctopus
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Dynamite post.  Really, really good tips for me.  
1. Is the one I have covered best.  Several years ago I hand lettered a sign that clearly states my why.  It hangs on my office wall for me to see every day.  It's also there for anyone else who comes to see.  I'm not shy.

I really like 4.  Code by hand.  I'd never seen that and it's genius stuff for me.  If I have to speak or give a presentation I write it out and edit entirely by hand long before I sit at the keyboard.  A significant fraction of my book was written by hand.  That particular practice really helps my memory and familiarity.  I'll try it today!

Thanks for another great post that is spot on the subject.

Learning curve is best when you applied what you learn. It is not only for being a coder, but this rule is one of the most important one in life is to know your "WHY". Tnx for sharing your insights.

thank you for giving some tips. this really helped me. thank you

Happy to know that there are tons of people who tries to learn coding despite of not having a formal background about computer programming. Hope you post some of your findings about web development in the future, looking forward to learn from there. Also I want to say that I do some tutorials about programming although I focus more on desktop application developments. Feel free to check it out, however the tutorial series have just started

[Advance C# Programming with MongoDB](https://steemit.com/csharp-forbeginners/@coderzairos/advance-c-programming-with-mongodb)
[Csharp Tutorial Road to a Finished System [Introduction]](https://steemit.com/csharpcoding-zairos/@coderzairos/csharp-tutorial-road-to-a-finished-system-introduction)
[Csharp Tutorial Road to a Finished System [Hello World]](https://steemit.com/csharp-forbeginners/@coderzairos/csharp-tutorial-road-to-a-finished-system-hello-world)

Wow! Thanks for the info. I realize how much I do not know about coding.

I got a c ++ course in college. my department is electrical and electronics engineering. I headed more to the electric forehead. but I have little knowledge of coding. I wanted to improve myself in writing code. it was good for me to come across this article. I will do it. I will learn and believe by typing. I hope succeeded. Thank you for helping me to be motive @cyrptoctopus

Good tips man! 

How much time do you think a newbie needs to start from zero and achieve a good level of understanding?

This is a nice list of tips. Since there are many different guides out there for practically any coding language, it's not hard to find information that will help. I am curious what languages you are learning? I personally know a bit of C++,  Java and Android and am working on learning JavaScript. 
One of the best resources Iv'e found has been www.stackoverflow.com. 
The people there are very knowledgeable and you can likely find someone who has worked on the same project you are working on and has posted their own code. I'm not telling anyone this to say they can copy/paste someone elses code,(Just like your guide there says, copy/pasting won't help you learn anything),
  only to say that,if you have a project you are stuck on, those guys can not only give yo advice but you can see real working code and compare it to how your code is. Lots of times, you will see a solution in the posted code to your problem before you ever have to ask a question.

yes, your points valid for most of the time when we started to learn a new skill. And coding is a art and it helps us to think differently. We should encourage young generation to learn coding as it will enhance their analytical thinking.
Thank you @cryptoctopus for your valuable points.
Cheers!

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@cryptoctopus...really a nice  tips to learn easily..everyone get struggles to write a perfect code easily..it a very hard to write a  some codes ..with out excellent sillks and also without experience..in the way of learning said by you is very helpfull to learn easily..really a wonderfull way ..the main problem with a code running is complie time and a running time and errors ..if the person who overcome these errors ..he is a perfet coder..thank you for sharing with us...

>Typing code can be exhausting sometimes and it gets repetitive. It is tempting to copy/paste the basics of an HTML file for the nth time rather than typing it by hand.



>But by doing it again and again, it drills the syntax into your brain so that you retain it better and also understand the syntax better and better.


I've been following your daily coding posts and tips and I must say I've really learnt a lot.
The above tips is what I've really taken into heart today and I'll try to adhere to it since it'll help to improve my coding skills.

I'm about signing up on udemy too as I know it'll help me greatly.

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Thanks for sharing this tips with us, mentoring and inspiring beginning coders. God bless you.

# Happy Steeming

For me, personally, having a goal is always hardest. I mean I know I want to learn code better, and I can read like the best of em, but I usually have no goal towards what to learn, I think that's one of the biggest pieces of advice one can have. Set a goal (project) on what you want to use the accumulated coding knowledge for. It's 'targeted' learning which will help immensely.

Not using copy paste and practice, rinse, repeat are also very valuable things to do when trying to master code. We learn through repetition.

And lastly, for me, having someone around to ask things would be so helpful. Especially when something doesn't work. It's helpful if someone would explain WHY it doesn't work, but maybe that's just how *my* brain ticks, needing to understand the why.

I'm going to read back some on your posts, because I kinda want to make some steemchain related webpages as well (mostly for my own benefit, querying data and such) and God knows I need to brush up on my HTML & CSS if I want to do that.

I can not code I do know HTML and did a lot in Visual basic.. and basic.. like 30+ years ago.. got 10. and if a + 20 = 40 then go to line 30 and so on.. also did a bit of C++ was screwed after week 6... ( But yes I did make a pretty app) not it will not make me rich... but here is what I want to say.. and this has always been at me... why not program in stages, and if some one wants to make a new feature for a program / software it could be added ass a stage / addon.. plugin... is it not better if people can make addons or stuff to just like melt into to a excisting software... fuk I am so out it.. this is already here right and I am just talking shit right..

What you describe is really true, I have applied it since 1991, your idea with 7 tips is work fully . I think today is much easier in coding computer commands because all syntax has been encased in a syntax module. Maybe you laugh if I say that I've been done coding on the basic interpreter system, green screen computer, ram 640 kb. machine 8086, dos ver.1 (before MS-DOS), then move to 80x86 machine ... hehehe ... no hard drive my friend. We use the assembly programming language 8086, cobol, fortran77, basica, pascal, and others at that time. to write our program code script using coding form, then write it to the machine using EDLIN and SIDEKICK. yaa... little bit funny.

Is that all boring ...? not at all, because I love what I do. The coding of a computer system is an incredible art. When hear blcokchain can not be on heck, can we explain it?, or when we find a piece of human tooth that has been destroyed, can we see his face?, are we still need to keep our identity card in the wallet?, for this times I don't think so. upon that times I have never steal someone else's property to enrich myself, but today, a hacker's mentality has gone downhill by stealing people's money. our ability is only used to stack up anythings as a hard warning without destroy them.

I'm very glad you raised this topic, like returning me to college that I've been through. good luck my friend, you will be great analyst and computer's programming at future times.

See you.

Wow, thanks for this. After reading this, I'm convinced in the next 3 month I will be an expert

You're right, start with a firm grasp of the fundamentals. Don't ever become a prisoner of one specific form of feature.  Let the tools work for you, never the other way around.

Very good step by step tutorial, especially with a question why do you do that, what is your main purpose and what you actually plan to achieve. I think it is the most important question in any field, whether it is marketing, finance or design. Nice inspirational article.

Yh @cryptoctopus yes coding is know the big deal..  The new oil of the world.  Programming all the way. Really enjoy coding,  gonna bring this world especially the steemit community to a greater height

Very nice tips for Coding i learning about Coding thank for this

To learn anything we must have a learning plan and proper implementation of that plan. Practice is must to make things work properly because we are human beings not machines and human beings cant retain 100% from what we have learned so its practice that makes a man perfect.   I totally agree with your all 7 basic steps, but one advice from me, start participating in contests of programmers you will get to learn a lot from there.  Keep going. Have a nice day.

<blockquote>Would it be nice to have a group of steem devs and aspiring ones working together and chatting?</blockquote>

You can start a project just like a #photofeed, ask every newbie like you and me in the programming world to share what they have learned today. We can create a whole stackoverflow.com like website here on Steemit. 
Let me know if it sounds good to you, I'll be available to you start this project!

Love reading these updates. I think this series has me as interested as the series you did on your account site rating.

Once again this is something I'm interested in and dabbled in the past and to see someone make it happen and learn from their mistakes will be good for me. 

All valuable advice and I think the mistake I made when I was dabbling is too much copying and pasting.

thank you for sharing. I am a student of mechatronics engineering. and we are constantly coding. I would like to state that I participated in your thoughts.

>We are goal-oriented beings. Without an aim, we simply don't find the mental fortitude to go through the hours and hours of debugging...trying to figure out what's wrong with our simple code.

Having a goal in mind is what keeps every sane person going. Programming isn't easy at all but with the right mindset and your goal in mind you can overcome and stay strong whenever you are faced with any debugging issue.

Good plans = Great goals

@cryptoctopus, this really great, I had to write it down literally I was motivated by your last post so i enrolled for an html and CSS class, when am done I will add JavaScript to it, am waiting impatiently to see the result of your journey into the coding world


With this tips we should move at real speed
Nice post

Here is a good free resource for coding challenges and instruction: https://www.hackerrank.com/

Thanks so much for this.
I m just starting out on java 
This was helpful.
Any update on how well you ve done now?

Yes - having the core fundamentals will help you when things get frustrating.  I think having a community which you mentioned in a prior post is important as well. Motivation is the only way to learn this stuff.

thanks for sharing this tips it helps me to learn coding easily great post upvoted and resteemed

What sup bro! I decided, too, to get into this world, it has been quite difficult though but "no pain" we are not allowed to give up! This is the course I'm using it's free and complete, Cheers! https://upskillcourses.com/

Gracias por tus consejos amigos, mu buenos, un saludo desde Venezuela:)

Finally I was looking forward to you showing us the baby steps and real steps towards coding . I’m still part of the baby steps but I’m learning from different sources. The most difficult part for me is the language which really confuses me and I think youtube has helped me a lot in that too. I’m better at when I see things done than read it

As with @aweber's tips to becoming a good photographer, I appreciate that these are good tools for optimizing any skill, not just coding. It can be easy to forget that expertise is often the product of tedium, and you can't really get the expertise without dragging through the tedium first.

I face this problem  sometimes.... u missed 'concentration' while writing code in text editor.
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