I know, I know – a for Dummies book? But each of the “For Dummies” books that I have rad have been really good at explaining the basics and helping you build a solid foundation to build upon. I’ve taken two C++ courses at ODU. I have a general understanding of the concepts related to programming. Yet I feel the need to start from the ground up and get a good working knowledge of what I’m getting myself into.

I think a career change is eminent. I enjoy system architect and working with different customers, but there comes a point where I”m simply regurgitating designs for systems that I’ve already installed for other customers. I need something more challenging – something that requires a little more thought and intuition as opposed to a few template installations. I

I”m starting with #Java and working my way back into C++ as that seems to be where most of the job openings that sound appealing. But programming general really gets me going.. I know that sounds geeky, but that’s just me. I have no problem sitting in front of a computer, coding for hours, Starbucks in hand and thinking I only 10 minutes have gone by only to realize it’s card out and all the take out restaurants no longer deliver.

I’ll keep you all posted on my #Java progress. So far, my programs are very imply calculators that print / input strings or characters from the screen into declared values. It really brings my back to my CC++ days. I ‘m anxious to sew that the actual hangs