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Programming Basics

Before Starting

• How to Learn to Code
• Learning to code can be a long ...
• ... and a difficult process

Getting Started - Complete Beginners (choose one or more)

• [Python] Edx's Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
• [Python] MIT Open Courseware's A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python (A gentler version of the above.)
• [Python] Coursera's Programming for Everybody (Python)
• [Python] MIT Open Courseware's Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python
• [Python] Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart
• [Python] How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
• [Python] Think Python 2nd Edition by Allen B. Downey
• [Python] Invent with Python by Al Sweigart
• [Python] Program Arcade Games With Python And Pygame
• [Python] /r/learnpython's wiki - new to programming section
• [Java] The University of Helsinki's "Object-Oriented programming with Java" series for beginners
• [Java] Java for Complete Beginners by John Purcell (CaveOfProgramming / Udemy / Youtube)
• [Java] Introduction to Computer Science using Java
• [Java] Think Java 2e
• [Java] Programming by Doing
• [C++] Think C++ by Allen B. Downey
• [C#] C# Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners
• [C#] The Yellow Book by Rob Miles
• [Scheme] Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Abelson and Sussman
• CS50: Introduction to Computer Science - Harvard University
• [Java/C/C++] Stanford's 3-part "Introduction to Computer Science" series for beginners
  • Programming Methodology
  • Programming Abstractions
  • Programming Paradigms

Discouraged Resources

• TheNewBoston
• Learn Python the Hard Way
• goalkicker.com (good but not for beginners)
• learncpp.com and cplusplus.com
• w3schools.com (See w3fools.com)
• Some YouTube guys with bad accent

Resources That Can Be helpful

• Official resources, resources from authors or experts in the field
• Reddit - specific subreddit sidebar/wiki/faq
• Hackr.io - community driven, sorted by votes
• Free Programming Books
• Online Courses & Interactive Materials ->
• OSSU Computer Science - a full long-term curriculum for CS starting from zero
• YouTube
• Google

Software Engineering

• Recommended Reading for Developers
• What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?

Improving

• Project Ideas & Practice Exercises

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• Good code and projects to study

  • Showcases section on Github
  • Github repositories sorted by stars
  • The Architecture of Open Source Programs

• Topics covered by a typical computer science degree

  • What every computer science major should know - Matt Might
  • Open source computer science degree - Open Source Society
  • Teach yourself CS
  • A Self-Learning, Modern Computer Science Curriculum

• Contribute to open source projects

  • Github
  • OpenHatch
  • ? 24PullRequests
  • CodeTriage
  • Up For Grabs

Communities / Q&A

• Reddit communities:
  • learnprogramming / programming / CSCareerQuestions / cscareerquestionsEU / programmerhumor
  • Other Related communities
• Stack Overflow