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by sharemywin 2764 days ago
If you interested in moving forward with programming:

You might try making a game for fun. To give yourself a goal that's more intrinsic. with less stress.

Also, stay away from c++ until your a lot more comfortable with programming. or ever.

You might check out python or vb.net to learn with. little bit easier to follow what's going on.

I would look for tutorials with a cool library or api like an opencv + language tutorial.

The best part of programming is when you can use some else's hard work to slap together something cool.

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Oh... I was thinking about trying out some web development stuff, but because of other issue I haven't tried doing so yet.

Also, gotta investigate what vb.net is. Never heard of it before!

Thanks for your response ;)

there are a lot of libraries out there that help you make cool things with a little programming. But, in the beginning that's how you get into programming and get passed the procrastination hump. VB.net is part of visual studio. it's the .net version of basic. which to me is much easier to read and program. Also, if your just learning to code windows forms is a good place to start because you can drag and drop widgets on a screen and build pretty good local programs.
or if your not interested in programming. There will be plenty of good jobs outside programming for a longtime. Some others below suggested some good ones to look at.