I have had very little experience with programming. This is mainly due to the fact that I have always been intrigued with other projects on hand, mainly related to networking or infosec. I have used programming to solve issues of mine, and I have written bots before, however my knowledge of programming is nowhere near the level of employable status. I think programming is an important skill for any technician. That's why I'm going to start developing my programming knowledge over the summer.

And of course it'll be on Steemit!

There are a couple different routes I can take for self education of programming. The cheapest (and perhaps lowest quality) would be to learn from free videos on YouTube. I'm sure there are a couple content creators (like Eli the Computer Guy) who have intro classes to programming.

I have also looked at joining Lynda.com. These classes and videos look much more developed than anything I would get on YouTube, and for that privilege there is a subscription fee (which my Steemit blog would help cover).

The final route, if I end up loving it, is to take a class at my community college. This would be the most expensive and most sturdy. I could easily cite "I went here and did X", whereas with any independent education I would most likely refer to a GitHub profile of projects.

Anyways, I'm leaning most towards Lynda.com. I'm going to give myself a week or two to think it over (and browse YouTube for good content) and once I make any progress I'll update Steemit with the news. Thanks for reading!