Never tried programming before. Any tips for a newbie?

<p>Here are some introductory CS books you may want to read and try the examples and exercises in:</p>

<p><a href=“http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/”>http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://composingprograms.com/”>http://composingprograms.com/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.htdp.org/”>http://www.htdp.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;