Now so many people want to go into tech. I'm assuming you do that's why you're here. But you may have an issue moving onto the next stages of programming or getting out of the beginners' stage in programming or your not sure where to start from. Here are some ways you can solve these kinds of problems

Picking a language to learn

This is a challenge many beginners face when they want to start coding.

I would advise you to do a lot of research on different programming languages and careers in tech, experiment with the languages that seem interesting to you, and pick a tech career to pursue.

Examples of some tech careers and the languages involved: Mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, Objective C, etc.)

Game development (C#, C++, JavaScript, etc.)

Web development (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Python, etc.)

UI/UX Design (Figma, Invision, etc.)

Data Science and Machine learning (Python, R)

Mapping out your career

A mistake that you may make as a beginner is not mapping out your career for the future. When you don't plan out your career or have a goal when starting, this can get you in a limbo of learning everything and anything.

To avoid this, you should have an end goal for your career, research the industry you’re interested in, and understand the roadmap to your career.

Without an end goal, you have no idea when to stop learning and start practicing or when to move on to learn a new framework or library. It can get you into a continuous loop of learning.

When you plan out your career, it helps prepare you for the future and lets you understand how long it will take you to become a decent developer.

Experiencing Imposter Syndrome

This is something you will experience as a new programmer.

You will experience some self-doubt early on in your journey of coding, telling you you aren't good enough or qualified enough to apply for a job or internship.

The way to overcome this is by practicing coding every day and knowing that you are growing every day in your skills to become a better programmer. You also need to encourage yourself and understand that it is a learning process that won't happen overnight.

Joining Tech communities

As a new programmer, you should find a tech community to join. This creates a supportive environment around you and helps with your learning. As a new developer when you're isolated in your journey of programming, you may exaggerate some issues you experience when coding or get discouraged due to your slow pace of learning.

Joining a tech community motivates you as you meet people that advise you, help you debug your code, and also encourage you to grow as a developer.

The tech community helps you realize you're not alone and you aren't the only one experiencing some issues in programming.

Adopting problem-solving skills

Sometimes we as developers focus too much on learning how the tools of programming work, that we forget to learn how to use those tools to solve real-world problems.

Problem-solving is a very essential skill in programming, a developer that knows how to use these languages to solve problems is more valuable than one that knows how the languages work.

This is a skill that most beginners have an issue picking up and this may affect them when they begin to work in companies, as they may struggle in using these languages for real-world problems.

So in your learning journey as you try to master how these languages work, don't forget to learn how to use them to solve real-life issues