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# Coding

You do not need a five-year plan. You need one honest beginning and enough curiosity to return tomorrow.

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Start small enough that beginning feels almost obvious.

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From curious to doing

## Your coding roadmap

A concrete path from today to three months in. Check off as you go — progress saves on this device.

4 steps

- Mark "Write and run a 5-line program" as done

Today  Step 1

Write and run a 5-line program

Install Python (or open replit.com). Print 'hello' and a fibonacci number. That's it.

- Mark "Build a tiny CLI tool you'd actually use" as done

This week  Step 2

Build a tiny CLI tool you'd actually use

Pick one annoying task (rename files, fetch weather). Ship it in a weekend.

- Mark "Ship something with a UI" as done

This month  Step 3

Ship something with a UI

Build a todo app or personal site. Deploy it to Vercel or GitHub Pages so others can see it.

- Mark "Contribute to an open-source project" as done

3 months  Step 4

Contribute to an open-source project

Find a 'good first issue' on GitHub. Tiny doc fixes count — the goal is the PR loop.

What are you noticing? What worked, what didn't, what to try next…

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Notes and check-offs stay on this device until you save a timeline.

## Tools & resources for Coding

[GitHub Build, share, and collaborate on code ↗](https://github.com/)  [freeCodeCamp Learn to code for free ↗](https://www.freecodecamp.org/)

## Who else picked this up

- [👤 Mark Zuckerberg](https://significanthobbies.com/journeys/mark-zuckerberg)   — teens, as “Coding side projects”

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## You might also like

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