When I was about 12 years old, my aunt gave us an old computer. Without going into all the details, I broke it, and all that it would then let you do is write programs in BASIC. It came with a book explaining how to do various things with the language. So having nothing better to do, I worked through it and taught myself how to code, and eventually went to college to learn how to do it better. Now I make a living writing software. I have good news for you. For most people and what they want to do with software development, you don’t need to spend tons of money. You can find pretty much everything you need on the Internet. With the tutorials that follow I hope to make it even easier for you. Basic understanding on how to use a computer, browse the Web, and some middle school math is required, but that’s pretty much it. We won’t go into exhaustive detail on every topic covered in this series, but it should be enough to get you going. So, let’s get on with what you will need.
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