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A developer without an understanding of their environment is a carpenter without the knowledge of his workshop.

Some things you should know before coding are:

- PATH: What is it, how is it used, and how to modify it

- Linux: how to make a file executable

- Terminal: how to launch one on your OS with only your keyboard

Intro to Programming

After learning Python, learn the difference between set, dict, list and learn about generators in Python

Lastly in Python, learn about the argparse module and create a sample terminal app with support for boolean flags and --flag arg

Database: PostgreSQL, use a managed PostgreSQL in production. Reason being no bullshit.

Backend: ASP.NET Core. Reason being no/less headaches

Frontend: either ASP.NET Core's Razor pages (HTML + C#) or whatever web framework you want such as React

When creating ASP.NET app, select Web App template if you want to use Razor pages or Web API for SPAs

Need to learn basic SQL while working on a project

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If the desktop app only requires simple system API calls such as storage, then use Tauri

When utilizing system APIs per operating system, I would suggest learning the native technology (Windows - WinUI, macOS - SwiftUI/Appkit, KDE - Qt)

Don't use react-native, use Kotlin Jetpack Compose for Android and SwiftUI for iOS

You will need Android Studio and if targeting iOS you will also need a Macbook to install XCode

Although no great tutorials exist that I know of, C & C++ is essential to this day

An IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment (Code Editor), not relevant to know this though