Getting Started in Software Development
Hello Katlego here
I am a first year CS student and I would like to get started with Software development, I already learned C++ and a bit of html and CSS, I am not sure if I still need to learn other languages or some things and also I do not know where and how to start ,so I am here because I believe this is the right place to be 
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Hello @Katlego_Irvin
First of all, Welcome to Topcoder!
You've come to the right place. Our community consist of a lot of talented software developer members that you can reach out for discussion in this forum. If you have any questions or difficulties when learning particular software development skills, just post your question in this forum and our members will help you out.
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