Think Learning To Code Is Impossible? Not With This Amazing Guide

So you just Googled the average annual salary of a software engineer and now want to learn how to code? Thank god you had this realization now and not when you were 50.

That would have been bad.

Just know that with this mindset, you’re already on your way to get that high paying Silicon Valley job.

While a lot of people adopt computer science at a very young age, a lot of the new millennial workforce kinda just learn to code in their 20's.

Whether you want to build that app idea you came up with when you were blacked out freshman year of college or you want to get your feet wet in machine learning, this guide will help you navigate through all the noise.

Follow these essential steps (provided by your friends at the Fireside Post) and you’ll be on your way to mastering computer programming.

First: Ask your friend what the easiest language to learn is

Coding is a tough skill to learn — so you should obviously learn the easiest language — not the language based on what you actually want to build (you idiot).

Ask a friend of yours who majored in computer science what language (s)he started learning and just kinda go from there.

You: “I heard Ruby and Python are easy for beginners so I’ll probably start with one of those”

Your friend: “Well, why do you want to learn to code?”

You: “I don’t know, but I want to learn how to code cause it’s a good skill to have”

Your friend: “Maybe you should figure out what you want to build exactly or where in the job market you want to be. Do some research on the language that would be the most suitable for what you want in the future whether it’s new job opportunities or projects you will be working on in your spare time.

You: “Python is named after a cool snake”

Next: Do Code Academy

After consulting with your friend who was virtually no help at all, start a basic syntax course like code academy to start learning the fundamentals of the language you want to learn! It’ll probably be really easy at the beginning like doing basic addition and stuff, but then it’ll instantly get really fucking hard.

You’ll start saying things to yourself like:

“My brain probably isn’t wired the right way to learn this.”

or

“You know, Steve Jobs didn’t know how to code, and he built Apple.”

At the end of the day, you’re probably right about all that stuff.

Lastly: Give Up But Still List Coding As A Hard Skill On Your Resume

You blew it. But your hiring manager doesn’t have to know that.