To be a programmer.... Web2.0found

So glad to see the introductory forum posts in OpenClass.  I will respond to a few in the next couple of posts by feeding forward information.   It's amazing to know that one of your classmates aspires to become a computer programmer!  There is so much out there and I have worked with some amazing professionals in the field of programming.  They all say, if you want to program you better know how the internet works.

(n.d.). Internet map. [Web Map]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg

 
A good place to start might be Wikipedia's entry on the Internet (It is really quite amazing)....

You may want to jump right in. Besides HTML (which you will need to learn at some point), you might enjoy hacking on the programming language Ruby on Rails right now. You can Access Rails for Zombies here http://railsforzombies.org/  Rails for Zombies is an excellent and eccentric tutorial from Code School....a place you might want to join later. User beware there are zombies, buring things and a smidgen of poor language in the video.

ROR. (creation). (NA). Retrieved from http://railsforzombies.org/

And....If you do not know Scratch and you like gaming check it out!

(n.d.). Scratch icon. [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://scratch.mit.edu/