[klaut]

I would suggest you to do this:

First, ask yourself why you want to learn programming. Is it something that really excites you? Go watch some of the Destroy All Software[1] screencasts: do your hart jump everytime you see Gary orchestrate Vim with elegance? Are you eager to start molding your ruby/python code with his mastery? If the answers is yes, then just let yourself go and start learning: define an easy project and just try to build it up from scratch (watchign screencasts, reading tutorials along the way).

If the answer is no and all you want is to start a tech business, then perhaps it is better for you to hire/find a team?

Btw, if you want to discuss programming, bouncing ideas off and just general support chat, fire me an email (in my profile).

Good luck! :)

[1] https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/screencasts

[chamboo]

Hey, thanks for the support. I admit I don't know enough about what was going on in that vid to make it exciting, but the thought of being able to make a website do whatever I want to sounds incredibly fulfilling.

[klaut]

then just try make it do ;)

Does not have to be something big. Perhaps just playing tic-tac-toe with your web app can be a start. or not even that. You don;t have to build a web app from the beginning. Try building a simple console app first. It's much easier.

[klaut]

you can start with Ruby Koans: http://rubykoans.com

[chamboo]

Thanks for this link. :)