Minecraft was what got me into Java. I still run a small server with a few regular players, and I experiment with making server plugins when I have a neat idea I want to try.
And before that, I learned Lua when trying to mod the game Company of Heroes.
It seems like video games we know are a great starting point when it comes to learning how to program at first.
Same here, I learned Java when I wanted to make Bukkit plugins and minigames for my server. I don’t play Minecraft much anymore, but I’m glad to see that it still seems popular and thriving when I do play on servers or watch it on YouTube.
I play Destiny 2, which has pretty extensive public API for reading data from the game and interacting with player inventories, and we see a lot of people pop into the discord learning to program for the first time because they want to make something for the game they play.
And before that, I learned Lua when trying to mod the game Company of Heroes.
It seems like video games we know are a great starting point when it comes to learning how to program at first.