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How to Fix “Permission Denied (Publickey)” When Cloning from GitHub
Whenever you’re using a new tool or system, the hardest part is getting things set up — especially when it comes to coding. Git and GitHub are incredibly powerful tools for software developers, but they can be a bit tricky in the beginning. I remember when I started at my first company, I was told…
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CSV File Projects for Beginners: Easy C Programming Tutorial
If you’re looking for CSV file projects for beginners, you’ve come to the right place. These projects are perfect for new programmers who want to get hands-on experience reading, parsing, and processing data stored in CSV (comma-separated values) files. Working with CSV files helps you build essential skills such as file input/output, string manipulation, and…
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How to Set Up VS Code for C Programming on Mac — Beginner’s Guide
If you’re new to programming, you’ve probably heard of tools like Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code. These tools are really helpful for developing code, compiling code, and running your code. They’re very, very powerful—really helpful for software developers. But if you’re just new to programming, it can be kind of intimidating and confusing. There’s…
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How to Merge Conflicts in Git
When you’re coding with other people on a team, you typically work on different sections of a codebase. You’ll focus on one feature, and your coworker or teammate will focus on another feature. This is why Git is a really useful tool—because Git allows people to work in what are called branches. You can work…
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Common Beginner Mistakes in C Programming and How to Avoid Them
When I was first learning how to code, I made a lot of mistakes — and sometimes I made the same mistake over and over and over again. The hard thing about programming is that the computer will do exactly what you tell it to do. It’s not like a human that can take what…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Organizing Code: Make Your Projects Manageable
Organizing your code is an important skill for every developer. It ensures that your code is easy to follow, that it has a logical flow, and it helps you so you don’t get lost as you’re developing more features. It gets increasingly more important as you make your code more and more complex. When you…
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The Secret Language Of Computer Data EXPLAINED!
Often we’re told that data to computers are just ones and zeros. What this means is that computers don’t actually understand or know what the data is that they’re dealing with and what they’re referring to. Like, say you send your email to your friend—technically, your computer doesn’t really understand what that data is. Even…
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How to Approach a Coding Problem: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
Coding problems can seem overwhelming at first glance. Just take a look at this problem—Palindrome Number. This is a problem on LeetCode, and in this problem, it says:“Given an integer X, return true if X is a palindrome and false otherwise.” This is overwhelming at first because we know how to determine if a number…
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Pointers in C Explained: What They Are and Why You Need Them
When I first learned pointers in C, I thought they were very annoying. I would always run my program and then I would run into a segmentation fault error, and then I would have no idea why there was an error going on. It was just annoying to keep track of all the different pointers,…