1. Build an application 2. Go to 1. I'm not being a dick. That's actually the best way to learn. You can read books (and certainly will while doing number 1)

1. Build an application 2. Go to 1. I'm not being a dick. That's actually the best way to learn. You can read books (and certainly will while doing number 1) but if you don't actually take the time to sit down and build something, you'll never get a good enough feel for how to program. Once you've iterated that loop a couple of times, you'll realize you've done it all wrong. But that's what learning is all about.