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What made you decide to learn coding? Which language do you prefer and which do you use the most? Why?

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Kaamkiya • Edited

I got in to coding because of school.

Like a lot of other people, I started with Scratch and then Python. Then back to Scratch, because I didn't understand graphics in Python. Finally to JavaScript, because I found a fantastic YouTube channel for a framework called p5.js. Then I kept going with frontend, until finally going back to Python. Now I like backend, so Golang and Python.

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Schemetastic (Rodrigo)

I wanted to create videogames, like... Sonic games and I had my own ideas, I started using Scratch but at some point I realized it wasn't enoguh for me so I picked JS without knowing exactly what was that but I ended up lovin it and I ended up liking more web design.

What about you?

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Piko

That's very cool! Have you ever made a video game?
For me, I like learning new things. One day I just started learning Python just for fun but then I got hooked and could not stop. Especially since when I code it is hard to think about other things; for someone with an overly active brain that has a calming effect on me.

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Schemetastic (Rodrigo)

Ooh yeah I get you, I have a very active mind, I'm usually always thinking in many things and programming helps me to get some brain-tiredness and focus less on negative stuff. But I think the feeling of accomplishments it gives you is one of the best things of programming.

Well, not any current game, only the ones I made in Scratch when I was a kid and when I was a teen, hahaha. Not any JS/HTML5.

I have seen that you have pretty cool video projects, I feel a bit identified with you because I am quite a fan of SVG and interactive JS, I'm a frontend, but I like things a bit more challenging when it comes to designing stuff. Can't wait to see what you'll do in the future, I'm pretty sure if you keep producing videos and find the formula to keep people coming and sharing the things you do, you'll grow your channel. The higher the value of your projects are to people, the more likely it is that people will keep spending in you (time, money, or both).

(you know, I just came from seeing what I did in Scratch back then, and I feel a bit ashamed, haha, nevertheless had a pretty interesting musical taste, can you imagine a 12-14 teen making a game with a Stereophonics song? Haha).

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Piko

Super cool!