Newbie to programming. Where to start?

Hi Lowell,

Welcome to Treehouse!

I don't think there is anything here on C#, asp.net but there is some projects on php and mysql.

You could start with the front end track and then move on to the php track. If you click on the "tracks" link you will see that each track has an "explore" button where you can get a preview of what is in each track. Then you pick the one that seems most closely aligned with your goals.

Since you're a beginner I would recommend that you join a track rather than pick stuff from the library. This way the decision of what to take and what order have already been made for you. It could be difficult for a beginner to decide what order to take things.

thanks Jason! haha - yes i changed my profile name. never posted in the forums before, had to fix my profile name. :)

If you want to program C#, then probably best to just download a compiler and get yourself a good book. I think there's free Microsoft training courses for it, and the Treehouse Objective C (I'm thinking off the top of my head with this one) should probably translate over as well (don't have a Mac, so no point me trying it myself). I can't say anything about C#, simply because I've never used it.

Personally, if you're new to programming, I'd suggest Python. It's commonly mentioned as being simple and powerful, but it teaches useful concepts (Object-orientated programming for example), and Python code can talk to C easily (not gotten that far with it myself).