Where are all the computer nerds?

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

It's easy and fun to learn, you don't need a degree to learn. The best way to learn is to get yourself a pet project to work on in your spare time, and then you can learn what you need to learn as you go. The trick is breaking up the project into small manageable pieces so that you can focus on a small task rather than the whole project. If you did 2 years of C++ then you should have enough to get you rolling, download a copy of Microsoft Visual Studio Express (free) and the Windows SDK and read the online guides on how to get everything configured. You can play with compiling the samples in the SDK to knock the rust off.