way" series. For example, if you wanted to learn Python, you could visit learnpythonthehardway.org . If you just fill in the blank with the language you want to learn and put that into a web search, you'll likely find what you're looking for. (You can also find most of the series here .) If you prefer more interactive lessons, you'll want to check out one of our favorites: Codecademy . I learned by subscribing to online learning site Lynda.com (and through a few basic classes back in college), which is still excellent, but I'd probably have gone with Code Academy at this point since it's in the free category. Regardless of how you decide to learn, programming skills are becoming more and more useful as time goes on. Code is not as complicated as you think, so go get started!