# Totally new to Make... want to learn what coding skills I need

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**Category:** Beginner Questions\
**Created:** [June 29, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/totally-new-to-make-want-to-learn-what-coding-skills-i-need/43973 "2024-06-29T23:20:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/totally-new-to-make-want-to-learn-what-coding-skills-i-need/43973/2 "2024-06-30T00:54:25Z")

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Welcome to the Make community!

I would suggest completing the Make Academy before jumping into building a complete scenario.

Here are some useful links and guides to help you get started and learn more on how to use the Make platform, apps, and app modules —

### General

- [Help Center](https://www.make.com/en/help) | [Tutorials](https://www.make.com/en/help/tutorials.html)
- [Make Academy](https://academy.make.com) – learn Make and get your certificate **← CHECK THIS OUT**

### Help Center Basics

- [Mapping](https://www.make.com/en/help/mapping/mapping) – What is mapping? What can I map? **← CHECK THIS OUT**
- [Mapping with arrays](https://www.make.com/en/help/mapping/mapping-arrays) – How to map items in an array **← CHECK THIS OUT**
- [Tokens for `parseDate`](https://www.make.com/en/help/functions/tokens-for-date-time-parsing) | [Tokens for `formatDate`](https://www.make.com/en/help/functions/tokens-for-date-time-formatting)
- [HTTP modules](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/http) – Make a request, Get (download) a file
- [Webhooks](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/webhooks) – Error Handling, Responding to webhooks

### Articles & Videos

- [Router Magic Formula](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q-5BsCtJu4)
- [How to use Regex in Make](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-regex-in-make/202)
- [Getting started with OpenAI](https://community.make.com/t/getting-started-with-openai-gpt-3-and-make/7796)

[samliew](https://samliew.com/services) – [request private consultation](https://samliew.com/request-quote?ServiceType=Automation%20Consultation&Referrer=Make)

> Join the [**Make unofficial Discord server**](https://samliew.com/make-discord-invite)!

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