any IT guys here, willing to answer a few questions.

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by tehehodi

How does one get a basic understanding of programming and little taste of it?

I'd suggest starting with a scripting language (Perl, Python, VBScript, Windows Powershell). Data structures, loops, calls, and other logic doesn't vary a great deal between languages. The nice thing about scripting is if you decide that programming isn't for you, scripting is still very useful for admin work.

I wouldn't say that I dislike programming but I have no graphic arts ability at all. The stuff that I create is utilitarian.