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Learn to code

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to learn to code: 8 steps, about 6 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to learn to code but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Pick one language and one course30 min
2. 2Set up the environment and run hello world45 min
3. 3Work through the fundamentals, writing every example60 min
4. 4Build something tiny and useless but yours60 min
5. 5Put it in version control30 min
6. 6Build the thing you actually wanted60 min
7. 7Get someone to read your code30 min
8. 8Publish it and write what you learned45 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.