The document provides advice for non-programmers on why they should learn to code. It recommends finding a simple project that interests you personally to start with. It also suggests searching online and asking others for help when getting stuck. The document discusses several popular programming languages for beginners and recommends Python for its cross-platform compatibility, large community support, extensive library of modules, and resemblance to natural language. It provides examples of ideal beginner projects like automating tasks or searching Twitter.

1. for
THE NON-PROGRAMMER

2. WHY YOU
SHOULD
CODE

3. "Almost every smart person has
a good idea in them."

4. “We are all makers.”

5. “A human being should be able to change a diaper,
plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a
building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a
wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give
orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze
a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer,
cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.”

6. HOW TO START

7. Find something you really
want to make

8. Find something you really
want to make

9. Simplify it... a lot

10. Search on Google

11. Ask on StackOverflow

12. Buy a book

13. WHICH PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGE?

14. JAVASCRIPT
OTHER
RUBY
PYTHON
JAVA
SHELL

15. WHY CHOOSE
PYTHON?

16. CROSS-PLATFORM
OSX, Linux, Windows.
Web, desktop(pseudonative), mobile(Appcelerator)

17. HUGE COMMUNITY
Helpful if yor’re a beginner

18. TONS OF MODULES
Write less, achieve more

19. MIMICS HUMAN
LANGUAGE
Growing popularity in high schools as the
first programming language

20. WHAT DOES IT
LOOK LIKE?

21. Ideal

22. Searching Twitter

23. Right click automation

24. Which Programming Language Makes You Curse More?
C# C++ C JAVA JAVASCRIPT PERL PHP PYTHON RUBY

25. @ STELIAN
Web designer for @ DIGITI