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I got an Arduino UNO a while ago and found out how to do things. I learnt to code a bit and I was trying to make 2 buttons control a stepper motor to make it go one way or the other, I thought I did it but alas it will only go clockwise when I plug it in. here is the code.

#include <Stepper.h>

const int stepsPerRevolution = 200;

Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 8, 9, 10, 11);

void setup() {
myStepper.setSpeed(60);
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(0, INPUT);
pinMode(1, INPUT);
}

void loop() {
   if (digitalRead(0) == HIGH)
 {
 Serial.println("clockwise");
 myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
 }
     if (digitalRead(1) == HIGH)
 {
 Serial.println("counterclockwise");
 myStepper.step(-stepsPerRevolution);
 }
}

other info:
button, OUTPUT 5V, INPUT 0
button, OUTPUT 5V, INPUT 1
step motor OUTPUT 5V, INPUT GND, 1N1 8, 1N2 9, 1N3 10 1N4, 11

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Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(0, INPUT);
pinMode(1, INPUT);

Quit diddling with the hardware serial pins!

   if (digitalRead(0) == HIGH)

Get real. You can't use pins 0 and 1 while also using Serial.

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To clarify what @PaulS has said ...

Serial uses pins 0 and 1 so as a general rule they should not be used for anything else.

Connect your switches to other pins and re-write your program accordingly.

...R

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Pin 0 is pulled HIGH on the board by the serial<->USB chip, so you'd expect this behaviour.

On the Uno and Mega boards pin 0 is Serial RX, pin 1 is Serial TX, which makes for problems
if trying to use them for other purposes (it can be done, its not straightforward).

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(it can be done, its not straightforward).

Not while also using them for Serial, it can't.