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 Learning to code has become one of the most valuable skills for anybody to acquire in today's world where almost everything is run by technology. It is important to know certain things before you start to spare you disappointment and put your expectation in check. It is easy to be overwhelmed when you don't know anything about coding. Questions like where you should start and wondering whether you are on the right path will overwhelm you. You may even feel like giving up at some point in your journey. Many beginners start with enthusiasm but give up halfway through not because coding is impossible to learn but because they weren’t prepared for the realities of learning it. Knowing what to expect beforehand can save you frustration, keep you motivated, and make the journey much smoother.  In this post, I will be covering 8 things to know before learning to code along with some practical things you can do to make your journey less frustrating. 1.Set a realistic goal The world o...

 Coding has quickly gone from being one of the most niche skill industries to be in, to one of the most rewarding abilities you can learn in today’s tech-savvy world. Whether you aspire to be a data scientist, web developer or even a software engineer, mastering the ability to code will open up endless opportunities for you. Many people who have chosen this route in their career journey are however faced with a lot of questions on where to begin. The fact that there are a lot of coding bootcamps out there charging thousands of dollars or an expensive college program for which one cannot pay for can kill anybody's motivation for learning to code. Here's the good news, you don't need to dig deep in your pockets to learn how to code. There are plenty of platforms that offer free resources on how to code. The challenge, however, goes beyond finding these programs, the challenge is in finding one that is worth your time and suitable for what you are looking to learn based on the...

 Writing code is one thing, while writing clean code that is both readable and scalable is another. Anybody who has been writing code for a while knows what it feels like to write code, revisit it a few months later and struggle to understand your own logic. You look at a variable name and wonder what you were thinking coming up with it. Clean code is not about aesthetics but clarity. Clean code should be easy to read, easy to understand and easy to modify. This applies to whether you are working on a small project or collaborating with a team on a bigger more complex project. It makes your job far more stressful and drastically reduces the number of bugs you'd work on therefore saving you a lot of time. It is also important to note that most programmers don't work in isolation making it important for you to write something someone else can look at and read. Your teammates would thank you for that. It definitely builds productivity within development teams. If you are reading t...