I have never written a line of code in my life. where do I start?

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  • examples

    Phaser 3 Examples (by phaserjs)

  • If you find you like web programming and you start to get the hang of JavaScript, then you could look for good starter game templates and/or follow tutorials. Phaser is a lightweight JavaScript game framework and has some great example games. If you're interested in making multiplayer games, I've worked on this open-source multiplayer game (it's a topdown shooter).

  • curriculum

    The open curriculum for learning web development

  • I've helped a lot of friends learn web programming, and I think freeCodeCamp.org is a good place to start (100% free), and theres a strong community there to ask questions and get help. Other great options for learning online are The Odin Project and Codecademy. Starting with free resources is good because you will learn if you like programming or not. For some people, it's just not a good fit.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • bullet-mania

  • If you find you like web programming and you start to get the hang of JavaScript, then you could look for good starter game templates and/or follow tutorials. Phaser is a lightweight JavaScript game framework and has some great example games. If you're interested in making multiplayer games, I've worked on this open-source multiplayer game (it's a topdown shooter).

  • taro

    Discontinued HTML5 multiplayer game engine (Now archived, new version available at https://github.com/moddio/moddio2) (by moddio)

  • If you just want to dive into game making and not as much programming, check out modd.io

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