> I learned by doing small project after project... slightly outside of my skill-set Not to toot my own horn, but this is exactly the approach I take when I te

> I learned by doing small project after project... slightly outside of my skill-set Not to toot my own horn, but this is exactly the approach I take when I teach students to code (which I have done quite a lot of). You can see the basic sequence of projects I use here[1].. Then at Zed Shaw's prompting I wrote a book: Learn Java the Hard Way[2]. [1] http://programmingbydoing.com/ http://programmingbydoing.com/ [2] https://learnjavathehardway.org/ https://learnjavathehardway.org/ Doing project after project, each stretching your ability is a really good way to learn ANY skill, but especially coding.