So MIT has a computer science course up online for free, what better way to learn how to make the computer to do things for me by learning about programming.
I have programmed in the past but it was only for a short period of time and i don’t actually remember too much about it.
The best place to start learning about it all would probably be Python and that’s exactly where the course starts too.
If you want to go start it yourself go here: MiT Computer Science Course
It begins with downloading a python interpreter application IDLE or AKA Integrated Development Environment. It looks alot like a terminal shell programme that you should be familiar with if you are configuring Cisco devices using the IOS.
From here you can directly add Python code, as it will be directly executed from here.