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CODE HELP

It’s probably no surprise to hear that there are

a lot of people in the world who code. Whether

they’re professional coders for big companies

or teens playing with Python, they all have one

thing in common: sometimes they might need a

little bit of help. There are a couple of great places

to head to when you find yourself up against a

proverbial brick wall.

GOOGLE

google.com

We’re not being patronising here – a good Google

search will genuinely help you out with many code

issues. There’s nothing new under the sun as they say,

and there’s usually someone who has had the exact

same issue as you, or you might trip over the wording

for what you want to do in a very helpful bit of official

documentation. Always give any issue a quick Google

and you may be surprised at how easy you can find an

answer, and how simple the solution may be.

SOCIAL

MEDIA

Here are some

great social media

accounts that you

should follow

TWITTER

@Raspberry_Pi

The official Raspberry

Pi Twitter account

@TheMagPi

The MagPi’s official

Twitter account

@pimoroni

Maker of fun Pi

projects and add-ons

@FormulaPi_

Raspberry

Pi-powered

racing robots

FACEBOOK

raspberrypi

The official Raspberry

Pi Facebook account

MagPiMagazine

The MagPi’s official

Facebook page

RPiSpy

Raspberry Pi Spy is a

great way to keep up

on Pi news and see

awesome tutorials

codeclubuk

The official Code

Club UK Facebook

account, keeping

you up-to-date on

all the cool things

they do

STACK OVERFLOW

stackoverflow.com

This website is one of the best places to ask about

coding problems as not only is it incredibly popular,

rewards are given to people who help out with

an answer. We’ve seen people ask questions on a

huge number of topics at varying skill levels, such

as how to correctly call an item from a Python list

or use complex database commands for a website.

There’s also a robust search feature included, and

Google will generally point you towards pages

on Stack Overflow if you’ve looked there for

answers first.

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