How to become a programmer 2022 (beginner's guide)

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how to become a programmer

How to become a programmer(beginners guide)

You must have been planning or just got the awesome idea to start coding and decided to look it all up because you are confused or have little knowledge on where to Begin,

well, I'm here to guide you carefully and help you understand all you need to kick start your programming career.


Programming has been and will forever be an important and industrious part of technology, it has been the reason so many projects have been possible,
from the little calculator you used in math class to the beautiful laptop dancing on your lap, not to forget your little minion(handset) that goes everywhere with you And so much more like games,cool themes,operating systems and so much more, we can talk about these endlessly. In this topic, we are going to understand:

  • what is programming?
  • Who is a programmer?
  • Programming languages
  • choosing a career path in programming
  • How to start programming


I'd try to explain this whole thing in the most simplest way i can.


Programming is a set of instructions/commands given to a computer to perform a specific task.


To understand this better, i'd be using a dog for a little illustration, a computer is like your cute little dog who obeys simple commands like sit,roll, and whatever. the computer, arguably is a lot more intelligent than a dog,

you tell your dog to fetch, that's a command and he does it,
you tell your dog to sit, that's an instruction, he obeys.
likewise a computer though with different commands and instructions.


who is a programmer

Who is a programmer?

Trust me!,your dog never knew what sit, roll, come or fetch meant, but the trainer taught him, showed him...you can sorta say programmed him...and he executes this instructions perfectly.
Just like a dog takes instructions from his trainer or owner, that's how a computer also recieves instructions from a programmer.

So simply, a programmer is the one who tells the computer what to do, or one who gives instructions to a computer.


what are programming languages

What are programming languages?

Your dog understands English, no doubt but your computer doesn't, the only language your computer understands is the "binary" language....which means your computer reads in 1s and 0s,
Just like you reading "ABCD", your computer r&eads "1010011".

Now, programming languages are used to write a set of instructions for a computer to perform a specific task.


programming languages stand as interpreters, they interpret your instructions into binary, the only language your computer understands.

There are a lot of programming languages that serve different purposes,here are a few: Java,JavaScript, C++, C#, phython, ruby,HTML,arduino,android, flutter, kotlin etc.

you will be exposed to many many more programming languages as you advance further in your programming career.
They are all interesting !!, just wait until u start using them.


Choosing a career path in programming

choosing a career path
You can't just become a programmer without having a career in mind, and you cant have a career without knowing any.

there are a lot of career choices in the programming field which are not just going to fill your pockets, but also are fun to do, both as a career or hobby.

I'd be sharing with you a few or most relevant careers in the programming field, its left for you to decide which you'd love to venture into.

Software developers

You must have played FIFA games, PUBG, call of duty, or even candy crush, how thrilling right?, software developers are responsible for creating softwares and programs like these, games, music apps, photo editors and many other applications, this is a great career path with a lot of opportunities and an adventurous learning journey, if you consider being a software developer,
the programming languages recommended are Java, phyton, android studio (android apps), swift(iOS apps).

Web developers

Wow! So you ordered a new pair of shoes from Amazon?, or you ordered your computer from eBay?, that's amazing, isn't it?, and you are on Facebook right?,twitter,instagram,?..those are websites and web apps, and yeah that's the creativity of a web developer.

a web developer is one who creates websites and web apps,see the difference between website and web app there are two types of web developers,
the front-end(client side) and back-end(server side),see The difference between front end web developer and back end web developer,the recommended languages for beginners are HTML,CSS,JavaScript.

Data scientists

Life is data itself, and we need those who can help us organise a whole lotta data, that's where data scientists appear, they create ways to organize,store and secure data, data scientists are expected to be highly mathematical and analytical. If you are interested in this path, you should consider languages like phython, R., Java, Julia, Scala, C/C++ etc.

AI (artificial intelligence)

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You must have come across Google's voice assistant, apple's siri, Amazon's Alexa or even iron man's Jarvis, how cool is that? A very intelligent and interactive program,
this are all end results from the dedicative work of AI developers, they develop a human like intelligence program...if you consider this to be your chosen career path then: python, lisp ,java , prolog, Haskell, C++ should be on your mind.

Database administrator

Database administrators also work on huge data, they secure, organize and give access to organisations when needed for evaluation, database administrators mainly work on SQL and python to keep their data up to date and secure.

Others in demand are;
•Information Security Analyst
•Computer Systems Analyst
•Computer Systems Engineer
•Network Administrator
•Computer Support Specialist
•Computer Research Scientist

How to start programming

Just like everyone else will say, to be a programmer, you need dedication, practice and persistence, programming is quite easy if you are passionate and ready to give it your best.

Now that you have known about programming and a few programming careers, you should select the one you want based on your passion and work towards being a pro.

Get yourself a good computer, you can check the computer section of this site for recommendations and if you don't have one, or can't afford one,learn how to programme with your phone Check out tutorials on YouTube, buy ebooks from us or on tutorialspoint.

you can order directly from our Facebook page at techguzzle
you can also take free online courses on udemy, khan academy, coursera.
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We love you and will always want the best for you goodluck!!.

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