I start by finding simple code to read. Often, if I start with the books and classes, I'll end up more confused than if I just looked at examples and stumble my

I start by finding simple code to read. Often, if I start with the books and classes, I'll end up more confused than if I just looked at examples and stumble myself through the code, and look up things that I don't understand. The next step is setting up a build process so I can hello world. From then, it's time to figure out why I wanted to learn the language in the first place, and tackle something that gives me that.