thankks James. I'll look into getting thay one. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:11 AM, James Dugger wrote: > A good book for entry level programing is Head First Programing by > O'Reilly books you can get it in pdf form through O'Reilly. It is easy to > follow and is designed for people with little or no formal training in > programing. > > I gave it to my 13 year old son this summer and got him to use it to learn > programing. He has moved through most of the chapters by himself with > little need for help. > > It teaches the fundamentals of programing OOP using the python language. > I like python for several reasons. > > 1. It is a high level language - no need for compiling to run your > programs. > > 2. Its syntax is simple and straight forward. > 3. It is used in both web development as a server side language and is > common in Linux and used in system administration. > 4. It is used by Google in their Google Apps. > > Good luck > On Aug 20, 2012 8:22 AM, "keith smith" wrote: > >> >> >> I'm not sure what being a skilled JavaScript programmer really means, >> however there are lots of challenges. Maybe that is why there is a >> "shortage", if there really is one. Maybe you can achieve everything you >> need to with jQuery or another such library. You will need to know HTML, >> how the DOM works, and CSS. At that point if you learn PHP or some other >> server side programming language you would have a complete marketable skill >> set. Of course basic Apache and MySql skills would come in handy also. >> None of these skills live in a vacuum. >> >> Being a JavaScript expert would be pretty neat since JavaScript runs in >> the browser. I'd do some research on demand before jumping in. >> >> If I were just getting started I'd learn how to program a smart device >> running Android. >> >> http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html >> >> Another thing you might consider. It is very hard to break into >> programming in Corporate America. Learning how to program smart devises >> might help you do freelance work. That might be where you really find the >> demand. >> >> Another thing. Having several people give you advice on a tech list is >> just that. The bottom line is you have to make it work. The buck stops >> with you. I'd do lots of research and try out the different languages >> before investing lots of time and effort. Also develop a business plan. >> Even if you plan to work W2, I suggest a business plan so you can see how >> that might work. You are a business even if you work W2. >> >> The first questions I'd ask myself is : >> >> 1) what are you deeply passionate about >> 2) what were you genetically encoded to do >> 3) will, whatever this is, drive you economic engine? >> >> Having a desire to be a programmer does not mean one should become a >> programmer. You may have been designed to do something else. Also >> programming skills come in handy in other fields. For instance if you were >> in a financial analyst position you might be more productive if you were >> able to pull raw data from a database, and create reports, maybe in spread >> sheet format, that you and your group might be able to use in the >> performance of your duties. >> >> >> >> ------------------------ >> Keith Smith >> >> --- On *Sun, 8/19/12, Michael Havens * wrote: >> >> >> From: Michael Havens >> Subject: Re: programming >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Date: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 10:51 PM >> >> Well, I am going to take Alan and Joseph;s suggestion and learn >> JavaScript. Look at that! Codeacademy didn't give me a choice as to which >> language I wanted to learn but rather started me right off with JS! Thank >> you so much for responding to me guys. >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 5:14 PM, keith smith >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------ >> Keith Smith d Joseph; >> --- On *Sun, 8/19/12, Alan Dayley >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Alan Dayley >> > >> Subject: Re: programming >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> > >> Date: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 3:30 PM >> >> >> Most places I visit use web-based applications more and more often. And, >> in such places, JavaScript developers seem to be in short supply. >> >> Alan >> >> On Aug 19, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Michael Havens > >> wrote: >> >> thank you so much for your help. What would you suggest as a marketable >> language for me to learn? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Alan Dayley >> > wrote: >> >> http://codeacademy.com has free classes for much of the basics in >> several languages. They just added Python. Look to see if that fits >> your learning goals. >> >> Alan >> >> On Aug 19, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Michael Havens > >> wrote: >> >> > I was wondering..... how do you find the free kindle books and I was >> hoping to find a book that would teach programming from the ground up with >> exercises and stuff like that. Free is about all I can afford with two kids >> and being on disability and all the crap that is going on in my life! WHat >> is a good language to start learning? I remember that a friend of mine who >> went to Devry in 91 the first language he learned was Pascal. Is that a >> good language to start with or should I rather start with something more >> useful? Like maybe Java or Javascript or would you recommend something >> else? This is going to be completely a home study thing. I do have a Python >> book for python2.1 by Deitel, Liperi, and Weidermann (copywrite 02). I >> think I will work out of that unless you think it is too old. Please don't >> ask what I want to do with whatever I learn because right now I don't know >> what the possibilities of learning a language (be it Python, DHTML, or >> whatever). You know what, I also >> have a DHTML book (1997) anda java book ( 96) that are really >> old. Do you think I should use them? Yeah, I'm thinking HTML and Java are >> more practical. I can offer to program things for people. 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