I want to program!

[MonTheHoops]

I'm sick of working in support and to progress I'd really have to throw myself into the world of content switches, ARP caches and TACACS and I really don't want to. What I want to do is program but I don't have the experience.

Can anyone point me to some good Programming course (ideally Java based or Web Development) where I can get a good base before cutting my teeth elsewhere?

[i_didnt_do_nawtin]

I'm sick of working in support and to progress I'd really have to throw myself into the world of content switches, ARP caches and TACACS and I really don't want to. What I want to do is program but I don't have the experience.

Can anyone point me to some good Programming course (ideally Java based or Web Development) where I can get a good base before cutting my teeth elsewhere?

get yourself a book and teach yourself. start with something like Java. it's free ans not too difficult

[doppelganger]

I'm sick of working in support and to progress I'd really have to throw myself into the world of content switches, ARP caches and TACACS and I really don't want to. What I want to do is program but I don't have the experience.

Can anyone point me to some good Programming course (ideally Java based or Web Development) where I can get a good base before cutting my teeth elsewhere?

If you really want to program, then you just need a computer and a computer language.

Many programmers I know just write programs all the time and when they are not writing programs they are thinking about programming. If you are not writing programs all the time you probably won´t make it as a programmer.

[douglas eegit]

If you really want to program, then you just need a computer and a computer language.

Many programmers I know just write programs all the time and when they are not writing programs they are thinking about programming. If you are not writing programs all the time you probably won´t make it as a programmer.
they must be interesting company.
Out at night and they are thinking of a coding structure on how to solve a problem!

[jungle]

As said by IDDN, get yourself a book and teach yourself. Aim to get Sun certification in Java. Once you've got that exam, there'll be no worries about getting a job, even if your previous experience is in support.

[MonTheHoops]

As said by IDDN, get yourself a book and teach yourself. Aim to get Sun certification in Java. Once you've got that exam, there'll be no worries about getting a job, even if your previous experience is in support.

Thanks a million jungle.

[Hang_Sandwich]

Java certification, the programmers one will be enough to land you a job. very easy and you can take the test in fás

[watermelon]

I thought myself Java as I had very little when I went into my first job. I got in as a junior and went from there. It was one thing my ex boss always said was admiral about me :-)

Get a good understanding of OOP and try not to worry about learning what classes are where to do what, that will come later. You really need to understand objects and how they interact.

[i_didnt_do_nawtin]

When you're ready to go into proper programming learn yourself C/C++.