The Beginner's Guide to Learning Programming with AI

A practical guide to learning programming from scratch using AI as your personal tutor, debugger, and coding partner

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First Edition — 2026

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Disclaimer

This book is for educational purposes only. Programming concepts and tools evolve rapidly — verify current syntax, best practices, and tool availability when implementing.

AI-generated code should always be reviewed and tested. Never blindly copy code into production systems without understanding what it does.

The authors are not responsible for bugs, security vulnerabilities, or other issues arising from code created with AI assistance.