Application of Programming

Hello everyone,

I am attempting to teach myself programming and am at a bit of a loss as to who to apply any of what I am learning. I read through books and they teach the theory of the code, but I fail to grasp its actual application. I would like to code professionally but I have no concept of what it actually entails.

I am a "hands on" type of learner and come to you all looking for some guidance as to how to develop into a diverse and skilled programmer. Any advice or resources would be greatly appreciated.

>>8
No, what I mean is that Java and Sepples are shitty languages, and so are you for lumping C in with Sepples.
They're clusterfucks of horrible syntax and terrible standard libraries. They will teach bad habits and make programming a chore.

>>9
Follow Python with C. You'll know when you're ready.
As for common coding problems, people will point to Project Euler and the like, but they're not all that useful. What you should be doing is looking for things a computer could be doing for you but isn't, and then implement them.