Coding, known as the backbone of technology, shapes our lives by opening new doors to new opportunities and innovations, such as the 2025 Digital Exposition held at Taibah International. Whose main focus was on making projects that improve people’s standards of living in the form of health and education, as well as solving problems and entertaining users.

THE BENEFITS OF CODING

1. Coding helps to create career opportunities due to coding skills being in high demand, as it allows one to improve already made products.
2. Coding helps to develop problem-solving skills that ensure each website and app has a motive behind it.
3. Coding helps to promote personal growth by joining its community e.g. Reddit, Discord, etc., which improves one’s confidence and self-esteem.

HOW TO GET STARTED 

1. Choosing a programming language. Such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Kotlin which involve a set of instructions to come up with apps and websites.
2. Online resources refer to tools like Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Gitlab, etc., communities like Discord, GitHub, Reddit etc. and platforms like FreeCodeCamp, W3school etc.  which allow you to write, learn or improve on your code and can be found on the internet.
3. Practice. This helps one to get familiar with the codes, strengthen problem solving skills, fix problems, and read error messages in order to rectify a project.
4. Joining a community like Reddit, GitHub, Discord, etc. will improve confidence and self-esteem.  
5. Coding is not all about typing, but also aimed at solving a problem that affects our well-being.Written by: John Mary Wasswa