B_o_B writes:
> Hi All.  I am somewhat new to the Twin Cities area.  I am interested
> in taking a few programming classes.  Can anyone recommend the name of
> some schools or tech colleges that might offer programming classes.

If you want to learn how to program, you should read books and practice on
your own.  You can't expect to become a good programming simply by taking a
few classes.  By taking a class, you can learn from the instructor's
experience and from the projects you have to do.  If the instructor is good,
you may learn a lot.  If they aren't, then you would be better off spending
your money on books.  No one I know that is a good programmer learned how
from school.

In short, you can learn a lot from classes, but not everything.

If you have never programmed before and want a place to start, I suggest
starting with Python.  It is a simple and clean language and there are some
very good resources for it.  This is a good online book about it:

http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/

-- 
David Phillips <david at acz.org>
http://david.acz.org/


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