So you've always been interested in programming but you can't figure out how to start. That's great! The world of coding can seem scary at first, but you'll soon find that it's easy to create great programs. Whether you want to write the next great game or design a killer website, you can start doing that easily.
You may be confused by the sheer number of programming languages out there. From C to PHP to Ada, it may just seem like a confusing mess! But it doesn't have to be difficult. There's two main branches of programming: computer applications and web. Each one has its benefits and drawbacks. Application programming is just that: applications. Web programming on the other hand, lets you build websites. There is some overlap between the two of these, but generally the programming languages and tools are different.
But no matter what type of programming you choose and what language you, it's easy to learn on your own on the Internet. Programming languages often have free tutorials that will help you get started. For a more structured approach, you can purchase books that go into far more detail, which is what I recommend. Not only do they delve into all the various functions that the language has to offer, but they often have many projects that the book helps you through. In little time at all you can have a working program, and it's quite easy.
Once you've learned one language, learning another isn't that difficult. That's because many of them have things in common such as syntax, libraries, etc. For example, if you've learned C, it's an easy step up to C++, which just builds on that. And Java is similar to C++. This works less often when going between application and web programming, however, as the languages used are often quite different. The programming methods and libraries are as well. Application programming is often centred around Microsoft's.NET libraries, whereas web programming often uses the Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL stack.
One final fact to remember is that while simply writing code is not that difficult, actually being able to design programs is. This is much harder than simply knowing syntax and functions in a programming language. You have to be able to think creatively in order to design programs that do what you want. This requires knowledge of things such as data structures and algorithms, and is a different sort of knowledge then what you get from simply learning a language.
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