Getting started with programming isn't as hard as it seems — the hardest part is usually deciding which language to start with. In fact, this question tends to overwhelm most beginners, and they end up losing time unable to choose any language at all.

The real advice: your choice of language doesn't matter that much at the start. What matters is understanding logical thinking and concepts like variables, functions and conditional statements. These skills transfer easily from one language to another.

The most common mistake is spending a long time only watching videos and reading books. You can't learn programming without writing code. Start working on small projects from week one: a calculator, a simple number-guessing game, or a personal CV page is enough.

Students who start our Fullstack course at Academiq follow exactly this principle: after every topic, they solve a hands-on task, while theory stays in the background.