This is how you teach yourself to be a coder

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Mar 17, 2025 - 14:01

You’ve heard the stories: Someone taught themselves to code, built an app, and their life hasn’t been the same. Ever heard of Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates? Their success all started with lines of code. Want a chance at the same kind of future?

We put together this beginner’s coding bundle with Microsoft Visual Studio Pro and online courses so you can teach yourself how to code. This could be the career glow-up you’ve been looking for. Get it while it’s on sale for $55.97 (a $1,999 value) through Mar. 30.

Here’s what you can create

This bundle comes with 15 online coding courses that cover a little of everything. You get lifetime access to them all, so you can take your time watching video tutorials and always refer back to course materials.

Those who want to build websites can learn full-stack development with Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C++, SQL, and more. Visual Studio Pro allows you to edit running pages, which shows you code changes in real-time.

Are apps more of what you had in mind? We get it—Facebook and Bluesky are all the rage right now, and you could jump on the heat. Take courses on Flutter and Dart to create apps for iOS and Android platforms.

More reasons why Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is an excellent development environment for beginners: you can create apps across multiple platforms and use hot reload capabilities to see code edits without having to reload the app. This saves an incredible amount of time.

Visual Studio also has tons of features, like code autocomplete and autocorrection, to help you spot and prevent errors. Plus, Live Share collaboration features are great if you’re collaborating on projects.

Learn how to code with this $55.97 bundle (a $1,999 value), only on sale through Mar. 30.

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