Hey guys,

I'm interested in learning how to program, eventually at a expert level.

Could anyone give me some guidance or starting books/websites?
I would really appreciate any posts concerning lessons.

Thanks.

college degree? *shameless plug*

in all seriousness though, don't expect to be an 'expert' any time soon (let alone in your lifetime). Take time on the basics. Don't fret about what language you use, remember a language is just a means to an end. (For beginners, at least)

This post was edited by Eep on Mar 31 2014 12:42pm

I'd rather start with something like java and not C++ at first though

ftp://gnu.mirrors.pair.com/savannah/pgubook/ProgrammingGroundUp-1-0-booksize.pdf

Language doesn't make a massive difference once you get further into the subject, they're just tools. The logic is usually similar. Codecademy is great, PHP is a good starter language because you don't have to compile and can just run it against your own webserver (xamp or something, google it) plus that PHP is actually used quite a bit.

As a starter project you could learn the basics of HTML and CSS(not programming languages), and then combine those with PHP. You can do allot of stuff with just those three tools, add in SQL and you're golden plus they're all covered on codecademy if i'm not mistaken.

This post was edited by Civill on Apr 2 2014 02:43am

Logic and being able to design a program is detrimental... Being able to carry one paradigm over to another language is one of the most important skills.

http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php

not a bad place to get started i guess. he has tutorials in bunch of languages so just find out what you want to program in

This post was edited by SelfTaught on Apr 2 2014 12:21pm