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[DarkLordoftheMonkeys]

In my time here, a lot of more experienced programmers have pointed out my often embarrassing misconceptions about computers and computer programming. It's rather discouraging seeing how little I grasp of this field. It makes me feel sort of incompetent, and I don't know which direction to go in to change that. I'm still learning, and I've done limited studies in web design, Unix, database management, and programming theory, as well as a little bit of computer organization and internet protocols, but I don't know how long it will take to really master the concepts I need to understand. Can anyone give me pointers about what sort of subjects I should study, and an idea of how much effort and time it takes to become a good programmer?

[WingedPanther]

Everything?

In all seriousness, some of us have been doing this for a LONG time. You're interacting with CS majors who are in their 3rd or 4th years, professional programmers, and old fuddy-duddies who remember the internet before AOL got to it.

If it's any consolation, I still feel like there's a ton I don't know but wish I did. That's despite around 20 years of coding off and on, reading dozens of books on the topic, etc.