So, something I've wanted to figure out is, which coding language should I move to from Scratch? I'm not leaving Scratch, I just want to get a huge head start to maybe be profiting from apps by 16? Which ones don't cost money and are text-based? Which of these are the best ones? I would also like a tutorial page for the code language you recommend for me. I don't mean to ask a lot, but I just want to get used to a text-based code as early as I can. Thank you!

Python for programming
and personally, Swift for iOS app programming

Learn JavaScript if you want to make things that would work in a browser.

pufflegamerz wrote:

Learn JavaScript if you want to make things that would work in a browser.

Hello, thanks for that page. Codepen seems like something I’d use, but more info on the site please?

HexaHuman wrote:

I just want to get a huge head start to maybe be profiting from apps by 16?

JavaScript and PHP. Go to any job search webpage and look up “programming”; most of the jobs will be webdev positions. Many pages are even oriented at training you for job interviews such as Coderbyte and CodeWars – they even work alongside employers.

Be wary though that it's better to learn the basics of computer science and some programming principles first, and for this, you can work in pretty much any language you like. Then if you want to learn another language (and any job will require you to know a ton of them, and even learn new ones on the fly), it's a matter of learning the syntax and the particular features and philosophy of each language. I find that Python has a much more natural and clean syntax, which allows one to concentrate on the actual program. I learned from this tutorial ages ago and I still think it's an excellent introduction not just to Python, but to computer programming principles in general.

Be also wary that “workplace” or “profitable” programming is not necessarily as fun as, say, making a Scratch project, solving a challenge in the aforementioned exercise webpages or learning to use graphics libraries to make a game. Just now I was talking with someone who enjoyed programming because (to him) it was all about solving problems and reading obscure sources. However the corporate world is very different, and programming for a living can turn out to be monotonous, yet mentally and even physically demanding. Which is why I didn't end up becoming a programmer after all these years in Scratch: I'm a mathematician. And mathematics is all about solving problems and reading obscure sources.

Learn Kotlin. It is usuable to make Desktop Apps, Android Apps and iOS apps. It's a very new language and it's syntax is not too unpleasant.