The best ways to learn to code in 2025

In this blog, we’ll discuss the best ways to learn to code in 2025. But before we start our discussion, let’s say a few words about programming.

We can use programming to create mobile applications, mobile/computer games, and webpages for business or hobbies. We can also develop a business application for our company or design a point-of-sale (POS) application through which users can make payments for, let’s say, our local grocery store.

These days, programming is easy and fun. Many online platforms are available through which we can choose the programming language of our own choice, e.g., Python, C++, Javascript, etc., and we can learn at our own pace and time.

What is coding?#

Coding, or programming, is the art of writing programs that can perform some tasks. We can use programming to create applications that remind maintains our daily schedule or a list of items to buy from a grocery store. We can make web pages to showcase our portfolio. We can even write programs to control a robot or program a robot to play games with us. The possibilities of what we can achieve with coding are limitless.

Why should we learn to code?#

Computers, programs, applications, and high-tech devices are everywhere. Learning to program gives you a basic understanding of what is going on behind all the software and applications we are using in our everyday life. It also gives us the confidence to use them efficiently and to their full potential. Many would even argue that one should not learn to code, but rather learn to think.

By learning to code, we can improve our resume value, become more valuable and efficient at work, and open up high-paying job opportunities. Moreover, we can improve our personal as well as learning skills, and the list goes on. To learn more about it, read this blog: Why everyone should learn to code.

How should we learn to code?#

There are many different famous programming languages available to choose from, and all of these programming languages provide the essential features required to write our piece of code. Let’s list down the important things required to learn in any programming language.

Choosing an appropriate programming language#

First, we should decide which programming language we want to learn. This is important because every programming language has its own rules (syntax), and we don’t want to mix the rules of different programming languages.

There are several options, such as C++, Ruby, Python, and Java, that we can choose from. For those who are beginning to learn to code, Python is a good choice. It is easy to learn, versatile, and can be used for several purposes, like building websites, manipulating data, etc.

Learn about variables#

The basic building blocks of any programming language are variables. They are used to save different types of data, such as numbers (integers) or words (strings).

Learn about control structures#

The control structures define the flow of our computer program. They are the conditional statements (if–else–then) and the loop statements.

Learn about functions or methods#

A bunch of commands are often saved within functions or methods. Using this strategy, these commands or statements can be applied in just a single line of code.

This is just an outline for us to understand how we can start learning. For more in-depth information, read this blog: How to start coding in 2025.

Different ways to learn to code#

Social media#

Social media is the most accessible platform available for learning, and people post learning material on it, but there is a downside to this platform—it is often unreliable. This is the reason why it is not considered a serious learning platform.

YouTube#

There are many channels on YouTube that focus solely on teaching programming concepts. A huge majority of them are maintained by individuals. This indicates that the video lectures are recorded and then uploaded with some editing. There is mostly no review process to improve the quality of teaching or verify the correctness of the taught material. We should be careful before we start learning from this platform.

GitHub#

GitHub is a platform where we can find many open-source codes readily available to us, but before using these codes, we should be capable of understanding them. Understanding complex code is not possible without sufficient knowledge of programming itself. This means that although this is a very good resource to use, it certainly is not the place to start learning how to code.

Online bootcamps#

There are many online bootcamps available for us to start programming. Most of these bootcamps only discuss different programming languages; they usually do not discuss mathematical concepts or logic.

We can start our programming journey through the Computer Science Bootcamp at Educative. This bootcamp talks about mathematical concepts, logic, and other important concepts that build up our expertise in programming. This is not another programming bootcamp; it is much more than that.

Events and coding challenges#

Some experts suggest that participating in different programming challenges helps us improve our programming concepts.

If we wait for some formal competition, then it is not something that we can participate in on a daily basis. Luckily, the courses at Educative provide challenges within their courses. We go through different challenges as we proceed through any course.

Stack Overflow#

Stack Overflow is an online community where people with different expertise interact with each other. We can post our questions, and different people can reply to our questions or engage in a discussion in their forums.

At Educative, we have Educative Answers and Educative Discuss.

Educative Answers is a web encyclopedia written by devs for devs. We can find the answers we need with short and verified articles that feature executable code.

Educative Discuss is a community forum where users can comment and discuss different topics. Each thread corresponds to one lesson of a course.

Real-time projects#

Participating in different projects provides much-needed exposure to grow confidence in our programming skills. There are platforms that provide us with different projects to work on, one of these is Educative Projects. Educative Projects enable us through a learn-by-building model. Educative’s hands-on interactive learning platform allows learners to develop and apply skills through full-featured technical projects that don’t require any production setup. 

Some final words#

In this blog, we discussed some ways to learn how to code, including bootcamps, coding challenges, discussion forums, and working on projects. Educative provides all these resources in one platform. Here, we can start learning how to code. Courses are available to guide learners from beginners to intermediate and advanced levels. There are also courses available in different specializations like data mining, machine learning, computer networks, and so on.

Besides offering a wide range of high-quality courses, Educative also offers discussion forums where users can get feedback if they need any further clarification on a topic.

We can also work on several projects and Cloud Labs that can help in building our expertise.

Let’s start our programming journey toward becoming a successful software engineer with the following Learning Path at Educative.

Or you can start learning any of the following programming courses:

We hope you enjoy coding in 2025!