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Decoding Coding: Picking a Language

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BarnyStewart
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30 days ago

This article is intended to provide guidance and tips for anyone interested in coding who isn’t a professional developer. The first step in the coding journey is picking a language, and this article will take you through the options. 

These days, more and more jobs can benefit from being able to write simple scripts and programs, especially in cybersecurity. For example, pulling data from an API, scraping web pages, or processing ...
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Have been writing code on and off for almost 40 years. I've also driven articulated lorries professionally and worked in production/events.
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29 days ago

PowerShell is something I wouldn't recommend: With default settings you can't run any script, with relaxed settings any (malicious) script will just run.
And I'd pick a language where you can find an online environment to run scripts or compile and run programs - there are many. It's safe (unless you enter secrets there) to try and learn, and doesn't leave potentially unsafe code on the local computer.