Learning how to code will allow you to do everything from build complex apps to make your smart lights flash when you receive an email. Here's our guide on how to get started.

New free Microsoft courses will teach complete beginners how to code Windows 10 apps for anything from phones to desktops.

4. Grasshopper Grasshopper is developed by Google, and is one of the more accessible ways for beginners to start coding in this list—you can dive in and be typing and arranging commands in minutes.

The Coding for Beginners course describes itself as a foundational level course for complete beginners that introduces students to common coding concepts like bugs, pseudo code and how code runs.

In short, I'm looking for the best vibe coding tools for beginners, not more advanced tools like Cursor or Windsurf. For these tests, I used GPT-5, Claude 4.1 Opus, and Grok 4 (Expert). To see how ...

Google's experimental products workshop Area 120 has released a mobile app that teaches adults how to code in JavaScript. The Grasshopper app, which is free, supports both Android and iOS, walking ...

I then publish and share an app. Why it matters: Windsurf is the first tool I’ve seen that makes it easy for absolute beginners to code full games and applications without any prior experience.