Some people find that sticking with books eludes them, and feel they need
the discipline and/or accountability of paying for a course or being
mentored. Personally I favor learning by doing, supplemented by books.
But don't stick strictly to tutorials about the language or platform of your
choice. Don't neglect to read classics about programming and problem
solving in general, because successful software development is essentially
driven by learning effective techniques for properly perceiving and solving
problems. In other words -- read books like Fred Brook's "Mythical
Man-Month", Gerald Weinberg's superb books such as "Psychology of Computer
Programming", Steve McConnel's "Code Complete" and so forth.
If I had a nickel for every software developer I've met that knows a bunch
of facts about the craft but has minimal problem-solving skills and bad
judgment -- well, I'd be very, very rich.
--Bob
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1) Downloading sample code and playing with it?
2) Reading books and trying to follow them?
Any other ideas?
I have always wanted to learn programming, just don't know hot to go about
it.
Thanks