How to Start Coding in 2025

 DSA Roadmap for Beginners – How to Start Coding in 2025

Sharma's son is a software engineer with a package of 50 lakh rupees. Oh my god, it feels so good to hear 50 lakh rupees a year. Now you're thinking I'll study engineering and become a software engineer. But to earn a package like Sharma's, you'll have to work hard. And not just work hard, you'll have to follow a complete strategy so you can get a package like Sharma's son.

Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) is one of the most important skills today if you want to become a software engineer, data scientist, or pursue a tech career. But beginners often wonder, "Where do I start with DSA" ,  "Should I do DSA with Java or C++" ,  "How to Start Coding in 2025"

How To start Coding ?

Coding is the most demanding skill these days. Along with engineers, non-techies are also showing a lot of interest. In such a situation, competition is increasing a lot, so you will have to work smartly. If you have just joined college, then first of all focus on your academics because CGP also matters. And start with C programming. Now there will be some people who want to learn Python, so you can learn that too, just keep your domain clear as to which field I want to work in. If you want to do AI, ML, data science or web development with Python, then learn Python. For the rest, start with C language. So far, we've climbed our first step.

Java or C++

As soon as you've mastered problem solving in C programming, you can shift to C++ or Java. Now, how will you choose? It's simple: most of the work done in a company is done in Java, so it's better to practice it from the beginning. Otherwise, both languages ​​are the same, only the syntax changes. So, whichever you find easier, C++ or Java, do it. If you start with C++, you'll have to shift to Java later.

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Common Mistake

There are many students who watch video lectures but then when they sit down to practice, they find out that they are not able to remember anything. What was the syntax, where to put the comma, where to put the semicolon because these are very basic things but important. If anything is missed, it will immediately show the error. If something is sensitive, then one has to be careful not to write any letter in small or big. And most of the students make this mistake in the beginning. The safest and best way is to copy whatever you read. Whatever code or program you write, copy it and understand the process well because this is where your logic building starts.

Web development vs DSA

DSA and web development both are important but which one should you do first. If like Sharma's son you want to get a high paying package then do DSA first. DSA is very important and it helps in building logic which takes a little more time. For now if you have learnt your programming language and it is directly related to that then it would be better to do DSA first. When you have mastered DSA to some extent then you can start web development along with it. You will learn web development quickly. And then you can make your beginner intermediate advance level projects with it too. Which will strengthen your portfolio.

Conclusion

The best way to start coding is to choose a language (C++/Java/Python), learn its basics (loops, arrays, functions), and gradually practice DSA by solving small problems daily. Watch lectures with pen and paper and practice them simultaneously. Improve your understanding by writing the code repeatedly in your notebook. If you keep doing this daily, you will definitely get a package like Sharma ji's son.