Quote from: oatmilkzombie on June 20, 2024, 11:29:43 PMI'm really into coding, computer science, and just general stem fields, I know a bit of HTML and Python and I'm curious if any girls on here are into coding as well and recommend any languages to learn or books on coding to read
To answer your question, we really need to know what you wish to code and what direction you want to take in the field.. Are you just coding for fun, or do you someday wish to get a job out of this.
You say you know a bit of Python, and that is great. For beginning, python is a great scripted language that will teach you most of what you need to know about program design and structure. Running python on a RaspPi for instance gives you access to a whole world of amazing coding possibilities.. look for some good python tutorial websites, a lot are free.. and have fun with that.
If you are more into game development or 3d graphic manipulation. Then personally, I would start with a development package such as Unity. You can program in C# and there is lots of free online resources out there. It is an incredibly powerful programming engine but you can start small and build up. There are some big learning curves in this though, especially 3D vectoring and similar.
If you want to write websites and online apps (think google docs) then your smattering of HTML will probably not go far. Instead you need to invest some time into learning PHP, Javascript, SQL and maybe HTML5.. I personally love coding in this platform. The code runs in any browser and can be very powerful. New versions of PHP even accommodate modern (object orientated) syntax, which if you go towards being a professional will be something you would be expected to understand and use. Maybe the easiest way to start out with this would be to buy a personal domain name (about $15 a year) and rent a web-server for that to use as your experimental platform.. there are of course, many online IDE (integrated development environs) but, personally, there's nothing like getting your fingers wet (so to speak) in real world coding.. Just make sure your webhost allows use of SQL databases, free upload via FTP and PHP integration (at least version 7 or higher).. this should not cost much maybe even less than $10 a month. Again, lots of online resources here.. look for the basics first.. maybe a simple username login system.. and work from there..
Whatever you do, have fun and enjoy it.. remember there are millions of programmers out there that actually like helping people out. So if you get stuck then just ask on one of the relevant forums, websites or <i>>-bleeped-<</i>'s.. (the bleeped was r e d d i t s ? as in the website where you post things in /r/something ? why is that bleeped?)