On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Sven Aluoor <aluoor at 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-Programmers/dp/1934356271 A review: http://millionchimpanzees.blogspot.com/2009/06/practical-programming-introduction-to.html Good luck to you ^^