When I started out it took a couple of books "c,c++,java" to realize most started from scratch and taught you functions and loops over and over and walked you t

When I started out it took a couple of books "c,c++,java" to realize most started from scratch and taught you functions and loops over and over and walked you through a simple program but I needed to find my own way to challenge myself. Eventually I just decided I wanted to build things and fought my way through documentation and the internet to get it done learning the challenges and problem solving. These days I look for more books on theory and from people who solved large problems.