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.

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Also, once you get to C, never compile anything without -Wall -Wextra -pedantic. Trust me, it will make you a better person.
Python gives you an idea of what programming is all about, C teaches you rigour and attention to detail. After that all you need is some SICP video lectures and you'll never go far wrong.