I'm keen to learn how to code but know almost nothing on the subject. I'm hoping it will help me in my academic pursuits.

I'm very grateful to the coding community which seems more than happy to help people learn and fosters intrigue.

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.

John Locke

Whilst I depend on and admire the wonderfully courteous waters of sites such as Stack Overflow, I also think lawless ports in uncharted seas constitute an important and necessary part of a free internet.