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I’m planning to re educate myself with the aim to start a new career.
I’ve been in the construction game up to now and have had no formal IT or any other programing education or work experience.

I’ve always wanted to study some sort of programming, and with the prospect of a permanent lower back problem sneaking up on me, I believe now would be a good time to react.

Could some one direct me into a solid educational direction to get me going regarding a career in java developing.

Do I need to start with IT?
Do I need Computer science?
Etc.

I am at the early stages of my research and will be spending the next week or so reading up on more info.

I would appreciate any advice offered

Paul
 
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Step 1: Stop thinking of it as a "Java career" or "career in Java". Think of it as a "programming career".

Java is just one tool in the arsenal. It's like wanting to become a carpenter and saying "I want a career in hammers".
 
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actually..... I want a career as far away from hammers as possible!
 
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Paul Ferreira wrote:actually..... I want a career as far away from hammers as possible!



But you get my point, right?

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I don't think I'm going to enjoy this ranch!!!
 
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Paul Ferreira wrote:I don't think I'm going to enjoy this ranch!!!


And why is that? I'm confused by your response.

Java is a great tool, and likely a good first language to learn, but a career in programming isn't going to be built on one language.

If programming is truly a career you are interested in entering, I would think that you would be happy to find out the facts about it before making a leap that's hard to take back.
 
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Am interested in a "programing career"
This being day1, I'm still trying to figure out 'how, what and where'
Google has been my best friend thus far
 
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People are trying to help you.

You can pick Java, c#, ruby even Cobol.

The first thing to do is get a foundation in basic Computer Science.
Many schools offer 2yr certificate programs. You will need *something* to be considered for a job[career].

The "dummies" books, online guides/tutorials etc.. are all great tools.

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Start by taking some CS classes, or get some good books. Do you have a computer you can write code on? If you want to start with Java, then get the JDK (or whatever they're calling it now) installed. Start writing simple programs. "Hello, world." is really where you want to start.

Don't expect to code an application like Facebook in your first few months of coding. Pick some small project, like a calculator or a checkers program, and see if you can figure out how to approach a project like that.

Read a lot - books, other people's code, forums (like this one). Ask questions. Don't give up. Realize there will be days when you do nothing but bang your head against the wall and make ZERO progress...as well as sudden breakthroughs in the middle of the night. Don't take criticism personally. Embrace any and all advice given, and really try to understand what people are telling you.

Finally, have fun learning!!!
 
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