Do they eat newbies?

[abandonedbywolves]

If a hypothetical person knew bugger all about computers, but was made curious by the way half of Dreamwidth seems to be involved in the programming side, where would you suggest that person begin?

I've Googled and found lots of resources, but because I know nothing I have no way to tell if they're good resources, so I'm looking for advice from actual people.

All suggestions welcome - online, books, or "Don't bother, go away and come back when you've learned [other language]".

Comments

[foxfirefey]

Depends on your goal! Are you looking to join the programming side of Dreamwidth, or just learn programming in general?

[kerravonsen]

I can see you've already been advised, so all I'm going to say is AWESOME! Join, in, have fun.

[vlion]

By the way, if you want to learn how to program, program. You have to practice it to be able to do it. Expect it to be frustrating. It'll take some time. That's OK, just keep pluggin'.