RE: Learning to code on the cheap

[Michael West <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- net -dot- au>]

> I don't want to become a coder, but I'd like to build up my technical
> knowledge so I can become more self-sufficient. I would do a google search,
> but I'm not quite sure where to start: do I start by trying to build a
> general understanding of programming, or do I just jump and try and learn a
> language

Which approach best suits your learning style?
I got thrown into the deep end years ago. The
boss said "change this program so it does A instead
of B." I'd never even looked at code -- or for
that matter, a PC -- before, but after a few late 
nights and lots of swearing and re-keying lost
code from printouts, I was on my way. The boss
thought I could do it, and he was right. 

If I'd done it "my way" I'd probably *still* be reading
the introductory chapter to Programming for Dummies.

--
Mike West
Melbourne, Australia



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