finish an object-oriented programming 1 and 2 course, thereafter a systems modeling and design course. 9 credits. Take them w/ work (or whatever) at a local college.

object-oriented programming 1 will verify you know more basic programming principles (variables, flow of control, loops, arrays, etc) and begin a discussion of classes & objects

object-oriented programming II will continue the discussion of classes & objects and their fundamental principles of overriding, overloading, inheritance, and related issues

systems modeling & design will, among many things, introduce you to identifying your future program's classes & objects

if you take all three courses at a local college then most likely the courses will use the same framework (java, vb.net, or C#, etc)

this way, not only will you master -A- language, you will be able to come to the abstract that all object-oriented programming languages are fundamentally the same, differing mostly in syntax

moreover, you will have the ability to model object-oriented designs, which without you will never make full use of object-oriented methodologies

my professor said that it takes eight modeling attempts to master object-oriented modeling

after my first attempt at a large dev project, I found modeling invaluable, and have made much use of object-oriented design

hope this helps,

Robert

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