1. Getting Started Programming with Linux Steve Dalton http://refactor.com.au

2. Help! Where do I start?

Start simple

3. Don't stress! 4. Right tools for right job 5. No perfect language 6. Don't be quick to language hop 7. Simple beginings

Shell is ubiquitous

8. Simple and fast 9. Get to know your friends 10. Don't forget there is a MAN always there to help (apropos too!) 11. When you need a little more

Structure

12. Interpreted 13. Virtual Machine Based 14. Compiled 15. Most have DB access, GUI, network, web 16. Richer tools available 17. Tools (really) matter

Learn basics of Vi it will always save you

18. Lot's of editors, again, start simple eg. Gedit 19. Make an effort to really USE your IDE 20. Virtual Machines

Write once run anywhere

21. Large pool of developers and jobs 22. Scalability, Failover, Tools 23. Enterprise have accepted JVM 24. Get on with it!

Don't procrastinate, start NOW!

25. No project? CONTRIBUTE!!! 26. Think Agile: start small, deliver often, test your stuff 27. Talk to other programmers 28. Join meetup groups 29. Read forums 30. Read blogs (eg. Dzone)