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1. Select the programming language of your choice

    When you will start coding the first question that will come to your mind is which language should I choose? Which language is the best? Which is an easy language?

    Let me tell you, there is no restriction for choosing a particular language and there is no best language . Your first language will be always hard no matter what language you choose. It is going to be difficult for you to grasp it at first time.

    It is about being consistent in the first language. After that, you can easily switch to another language. Because the logic behind everything is the same only the syntax changes as per the languages. So don't waste time deciding which language should I choose. You can choose any language as per your comfort.

2. Choose an advanced IDE for coding

    After choosing a language the next important thing is choosing an IDE (Integrated Development Environment). IDE is so important which will make you better at coding. Advanced IDEs like Visual Studio Code, and IntelliJ IDE (PyCharm, IDEA, etc.), etc are so popular. In those IDEs, you don't need to type everything in the code which makes coding faster. It consists of a lot of other features like real-time error detection and a lot of extensions which are very helpful and make work easier. So use an advanced IDE.

3. Practice daily

    It doesn't matter which skill you want to learn, if you are not consistent at it then you will never learn it. Coding is not an exception to that. Be consistent in it. Practice daily on any one thing. After spending a significant amount of time on it you will become a master at it.

4. Solve problems of different types

    Problem-solving makes you better at the logic building. So solve as many problems as you can, but don't solve just one type of problem many times. It is just a waste of time.

    You can also try to solve the same problem using many ways. For example, you can find the factorial of a number using 'for-loop' and also by using 'do-while loop'. 

    So here are some tips for you. Keeping hope that these tips will help you to start your journey. Happy coding.

    If you have any suggestions and feedback then let me know in the comment section.