On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Sven Aluoor aluoor@gmail.com wrote:
I have more than 12 years experience with UNIX system administration, but I am too stupid for programming. My only programming experience is shell scripting. I tried to learn Java, but don't understand it because it is too complicated for my limited brainpower.
What programming language should I learn?
Python.
I'm kinda a moron too and I've tried learning Python from many references. But the books are not suitable for me, as I need the kind of "XXX guide for Idiot".
But finally I found one (it's used as university course book actually) that feels "right" to me: "Practical Programming - An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python" by Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries, Jason Montojo, Greg Wilson
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Programming-Introduction-Pragmatic-Programme...
A review: http://millionchimpanzees.blogspot.com/2009/06/practical-programming-introdu...
Good luck to you ^^