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Published by Dec 1, 2023
The majority of software developers globally surveyed for this study stated that they wrote their first line of code between the ages of 11 and 17 years. Furthermore, around 14 percent of respondents wrote their first coding line between five to ten years old. This indicates that around 67 percent of developers surveyed globally wrote their first line of code before turning 18 years old.
At what age did you write your first line of code or program?
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August 2021
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Worldwide
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May 25 to June 15, 2021
Number of respondents
83,243 respondents
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