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Uploaded by on Dec 11, 2011

This week on Lifehacker, we're all about programming. We'll help show you some of the basics of coding, as well as how to pick a language, a first project, and how to continue your studies.

Read our full night school guide to learning how to code:
http://lifehacker.com/5736011/

Learn how to pick a web host and set up your website:
http://lifehacker.com/5790046

Set up a home web server:
http://lifehacker.com/5831841

Our favorite resources for learning more:
http://codeacademy.com
http://codeschool.com
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  • Nice introduction to programming, keep up the good work LH.!

    I think you forgot a + between " " and myFavoriteNumber in the code arround 04:15 though. It should be:

    myName + " " + myStatement + " " + myFavoriteNumber + ".";

  • @Net2sh thanks for the tip!

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  • Youtube has thousands of programming tutorials

    My favorite channels are: thenewboston and Khanacademy

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  • were can i find "java script"

    PLEASE HELP!

  • W3Schools? ¬.¬

    *see w3fools .com

  • Everyone should check out codeacademy, great site. google it.

  • This is great! Thanks guys

    

  • Gaysoft Programming :P

  • I suggest starting out with python, its very powerful and not that complex.

  • drop the prompter until you've learned how to use it, boys.

  • 0:00 Stupid ads.

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