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You might not want to jump head first into several different things like I did. Actually, DO NOT jump into C, Java, and app development all at once. You have been warned. This stuff is hard enough to figure out as it is, you don't need to be trying to figure out how an app goes together when you can't even read the language to know what it is trying to do. 

First, I suggest going to Khan Academy and going through their programming course. They focus more on visual stuff in the beginning; drawing shapes and making text show up on screen. This will help you get a feel for how to write code and what punctuations you need to use when doing so. I'm not sure what syntax they use, and it may be a little 'elementary' at first. 

Programming languages are called that for a reason. They are languages, and with any language you have syntax (the set of rules that define what various combinations of symbols mean). Just like with the English language, sentences (called statements in a coding program) have a certain way they are organized to make sense to the computer. These statements are made up of words (predetermined keywords) and symbols. The languages (C, C++, Java, Python) all have their own syntax. 

My Train Wreck: 

I bought a book called 'Head First Java'. I'm only about 30 pages in, and it's pretty good so far. I would definitely suggest this book if Java is on your wish list of languages to learn. (I get nothing for suggesting this book.)

I will post some of the app development resources I have later (Microsoft visual studio tutorials and android developer). Those are on my backburner for after I have learned Java...because I realized I had to take a step back and not jump in this head first. 

-Petunia