Beginning Computer Programming - Do you follow the RIGHT approach? Most don't.

[Sanjay]

Hi All,

I could not help but post this article on the right approach to learn
programming, which, surprisingly, most students do not follow ->
http://www.sanjaypatel.name/technical/learning-computer-programming.html

I regard learning computer programming as the most interesting task on
the earth. But, to my dismay, most of the students undergoing some
computer programming training course, freshers, and even experienced
programmers I come across exhibit programming skills much below my
expectations.

I think this happens because while beginning computer programming,
students miss the right approach. Computer programming is a different
type of subject - it requires a different approach. Beginning computer
programming without really understanding how to learn programming is
disasterous. But, surprisingly, most of the computer programming
training courses I have seen begin abruptly, without addressing this
first.

In this article I give a start to the students, explaining them the
very basics of programming and more importantly, how to learn it. I
strongly recommend this article to everyone beginning computer
programming or undergoing some computer programming training course.

Sanjay