I'm am a 44 year old male & due to a work related injury I am unable to work but am trying to plan for my future. I have a very messed up lower back. I don't know which way to go as far as the information technoloy field. I thought I would learn about reparing computers & troubeshooting. I also thought of learning computer programming but not sure if one can learn it on their own .I would appreciate suggestions.. I did buy a Cd that was suppose to teach one C & C++ computer programming at ww.comptersciencelab.com . But the Cd seems to be very vague to me for somoeone who never programed in their life. I don't know if the Cd is just not for me or one needs an instructor to learn about C & C++ programing. The CD starts out with the history of computers then goes into RPN calcualtors etc. It just seemed to me that it wan't I was looking for or not well written. Perhaps it more involved then I thought. I'm not sure. I had worked as a radiological technologist & nuclear medicine technologist for 20 years. I would appreciate any advice as which literature or materials that is for free or to buy does a good job of teaching computer programing or related path to take .Thanks
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Jump to PostI would suggest learn a very basic language like Basic or Pascal to get into groove of programming to start of with then move to more complex languages like C and C++, one can easily learn any language on internet. I learnt html, java, php and sql all from different …
Jump to PostThere are many areas you can do other then programming in IT, that would not require you to stress your back.
Helpdesk support, Application training, webmaster, graphics designer, and so on.
You can start at any one of these paths and not require some major training investments.
Jump to PostI would not suggest a career in programming. I'm a programmer, and have seen the field dramatically polarize. Either you'll need to be a PHD working at Microsoft, or a low-wage employee working at a giant outsourcing company.
For someone in the middle, like me, the field is shrinking …
Jump to PostI would not suggest a career in programming. I'm a programmer, and have seen the field dramatically polarize. Either you'll need to be a PHD working at Microsoft, or a low-wage employee working at a giant outsourcing company.
This is very much true.
If I were starting over today, I'd …
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