Re: How do you become a programmer? Please read!!

I second what Ryan said. There is no best way. And there are dozens of different ways. Right now I would recommend going to http://store.oracle.com and purchasing ($39 US) a copy of Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition. Do the default installation on a clean Windows NT or Windows 2000 machine and find as basic a book as you can (I hate to say it but there is an Oracle 8i for Dummies book that's better than worthless).

At the university we are exploring the possibility of offering on-line classes later this year in Oracle. If that happens I will post notice of it at comp.databases.oracle.marketplace.

Dan Morgan

shawn gregory wrote:

> Im very interested in programming, but have no real background or knowledge
> other than what I have learned on my own, not much yet. I ve posted one
> other time here about my interest in learning to be an Oracle developer and
> recieved good advice on being carefull with the tech " school" certification
> route as a way to get the education. Im convinced of my desire to do this,
> but unsure as to the best way to go about it. Im doing this backwards, as I
> am 34 and have had my own business since getting out of high school. Ive
> always liked being in charge of my time and carreer, and I probably would
> like to do the same with programming at some point. But, besides being
> proffitable, I really have this bug that I just have to figure this
> programming stuff out, even though I am not sure if I can.
> Given the fact that I want to be a programmer, probably in the area of
> database design, what would be the best route to get the training, ( Real
> knowledge ), and the experience for me to pursue this, with possibly
> freelancing as an end goal? College, tech school, online learning, etc.
> Does my age matter in the real world as far as starting now? Do I have to be
> Spock to do this? Any particular area of programming financially or
> creatively better? Were you as overwhelmed when you first started looking at
> code as I am? How long did it take you to GET IT?
> I would love to hear from everyone who has an opinion. I thank you.
> Shawn
Received on Wed Mar 27 2002 - 10:02:29 CST