Where to Find Help with Code

Before the Internet was readily available, coders would pour over immense books like sorcerers in search of the fabled Philosopher’s Stone when they came across something they couldn’t fix. These days, help is just a click or two away.

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Here are ten top places you should bookmark as a beginner coder. These places offer invaluable advice, help, hacks, tips, fixes and everything else to do with your code.

STACKOVERFLOW

One of the biggest programming communities on the Internet, StackOverflow has millions of experienced and beginner users who are ready to offer help and advice. Within you can ask questions about Python, C++, scripting, networking and countless other topics. Check it out at: www.stackoverflow.com/.

Where to Find Help with Code

QUORA

Quora deals with a wide range of topics, from who would win a fight between Popeye and the Hulk
to how do I pass a sudo password through C++ code. Once you’ve logged in you can browse the questions, search for specifics and post your own. Login at: www.www.quora.com/.

Quora

REDDIT

Many experienced and serious programmers use Reddit as a resource of useful information. There are many communities within dedicated to coding and there are also a lot of coding jokes, the sort that only programmers would get. Find out more at: www.www.reddit.com/r/programming/.

Reddit

STACKEXCHANGE

A part of the StackOverflow network of communities, StackExchange is by far the largest programming led community on the Internet. You can ask any programming specific questions (as long as it follows the rules) and it gets answered professionally and expediently: www.stackexchange.com/.

Stackexchange

CODE PROJECT

With articles, discussions, source code and an excellent community, CodeProject is certainly worth bookmarking and paying daily visits to. It covers virtually every programming language you can think of, and questions are quickly answered in a professional manner: www.www.codeproject.com/.

Code Project

GOOGLE GROUPS

Google Groups has encompassed all the alt.comp IRC groups these days and made them viewable without too much difficulty. There are countless programming specific groups available; all you need to do is find one that suits you and get posting: www.groups.google.com.

CODERANCH

This friendly discussion board is a great place for new coders to start looking for help or advice. It’s an easy to use setup where you can learn about and ask questions on programming languages, books, careers, engineering and much more. Check it out at www.coderanch.com/.

DZONE

DZone offers the user a wide range of help on topics such as AI, Big Data, Cloud, Databases, Java, IOT and much more. There are guides, Zones, where you can get specific help and information and tons of tips for upcoming developers. You can find it at: www.dzone.com/.

FINDNERD

This is a kind of a social media network for developers, where you can ask a fellow ‘nerd’ a question and they answer you as quickly as possible. There are also blogs, tutorials, projects and much more to discover: www.findnerd.com/.

CHEGG

This site is aimed more at students who are studying coding at school, college or university levels. However, that doesn’t mean non-students are excluded from the huge resources available. There are plenty of sections that cover programming, so dive in and have a look around: www.chegg.com/.

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