Adding to what everyone else said, you need a framework for the programming. These are skillsets & you can only pick them up if you practice extensively. You ne

Adding to what everyone else said, you need a framework for the programming. These are skillsets & you can only pick them up if you practice extensively. You need something to practice at. Install ubuntu 8.04 & explore the add/remove apps. Install netbeans & write a hello world app. Install quanta & edit some saved web pages. Get mediawiki working & use it for notes. Install a simple mediawiki extension. Edit it, or write your own.