Most important thing for new programmers: build projects. Later steps: Algorithms: Skiena's The Algorithm Design Manual http://www.algorist.com/ http://www.al

Most important thing for new programmers: build projects. Later steps: Algorithms: Skiena's The Algorithm Design Manual http://www.algorist.com/ http://www.algorist.com/ Learning about syntax / theory: SICP http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/