I want to start a dialogue on learning how to code, and what we can do as lamen, amateurs or the generally inexperienced to begin a learning process without expensive courses, or advanced previous understanding.
I'm interested in this because we may all here be fluent in the use of our fancy machines, but very few of us can ever really create much with them. It's like reading a book, understanding English, but not knowing how to write it.
I've had some success finding a few websites that offer free, basic course work on how to code in different languages,
http://www.codecademy.com/ is one such website.
As more and more people become fluent in the use of programming I imagine the education bar is going to be lowered in the near future, almost like how any complex engineering marvel is eventually reduced to the knowledge of a mechanic, which is reduced to the knowledge of a hobbyist, to finally down to the lamen.
So I'd like to get a jump on gathering up and learning resources that are out there. Anyone have any suggestions?