need direction to learn programming

[kcqg]

i hope its ok to you for me to ask this question here.

after a long research of which language to learn, i finally decided to
learn python with your books...
i.e. Building Skills 1,2 & 3, i found it great than others. i share
your views of incremental learning.

i'm a newbie to programming, but not an absolute newbie.


my problem is, i also wanted to learn data structures & algorithms
after learning the basics of python.
i came up with two options.
1. building skills 1 (+ other references)... then algorithms & data
structures.... then your books 2 & 3

or

2. your three books 1,2 & 3... then algo & ds

kindly help me decide so i can start soon. which of the two? or you
have a much better suggestion for me?

thank you.

[Steven F. Lott]

All you ideas are good. It's more important to start than it is to carefully choose the precise and exact course of study. Just start doing something immediately. If you want advice, flip a coin. Really. Your choices are all equivalent. Spend less time choosing and more time studying.

Learning to program is a life-long exercise. There will ALWAYS be more to learn. Start as soon as you can. The exact choices don't matter because, eventually, you'll read ALL of those books plus MANY others.

Don't waste time choosing. Invest time doing.

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