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research what people in the field consider the best books for picking up whatever language you intend on learning. generally you will find yourself being recommended the same few books over and over. BUY THE BOOK, READ THE BOOK FROM PAGE 1. DO NOT SKIP OUT ON EXCERCISES. Just start at thebeginning, and do not skip a single excercise the book gives you. By the time you've made it through the book and learnt everything it has to offer you, get online and find a developers forum specializing in your language. Play with source code and code snippets, use your book/books as a reference. When you get stuck, hit the forums. Like anything, so long as you've put forth some effort to learn on your own and have a reasonable question, there will be plenty of helpful people around to step you through things.
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