Okay, this is gonna be kind of a long winded question. I got interest ALOT in programming when I was 12 years old, but have never really done anything with it. In highschool I took a Java class which I did REALLY well in and was about to be teachers aid and walk around and fix other kids issues. Other then that I have never really done any learning. I used to write really simple RUNUo scripts and some simple scripts for my server. Other than that I have not done any real learning. I tried to pick up were someone left off on a HUGE project and failed badly. Was unable to take away too much learning from that cause it was a huge project. So last week... Well 2 weeks ago I started reading Head Frist C# programming book and have gotten to page 250 or so I and highlight reread and follow along well, and **** I feel like I am making some good progress. However after speaking with someone i know they told me I should stop because if I havent wanted it this long and haven't gotten anywere in programming I should give up its not right for me. So my question is does anyone have experience with this? Any thing helpful? Cause I dont wanna give up I am a good problem solver I just feel I dont know programming enough to put it into action.