What is the best way to learn programming?
I'm interested in programing (as many others) and just don't know the right approach to get into into it. Suggestions or ideas?
You should also be aware that the only way to learn to code is to actually do it.
Try going with a book tutorial, such as http://eloquentjavascript.net/
You can click on the buttons next to code entries to try stuff out.
Learn how to develop code outside of a browser. Pick a text editor and learn it. Sublime text (http://www.sublimetext.com/) is a great choice for beginners. Learn how to use the command line.
After you have an OK foundation, check out the problems at http://projecteuler.net/ working your way through them sequentially (apparently, most people don't go beyond ten problems)
Create a GitHub account. Learn basic git, and start putting your code out there.
Come up with something you want to make and start a project to actually do it. Be sure to start small, since a lot of software development skills only come with practice.
Whatever basic approach(es) you use, the most important thing is to take whatever you are getting through it and find ways of applying to problems that interest you -- that is, the most important thing to learning to programming is to practice programming.
Personally, I think the mix of convenience, structure, and cost (free) of the MOOCs is hard to beat; the self-scheduled nature of Udacity makes it the easiest of the big 3 MOOC providers to jump into an intro programming class since you can do it whenever you want. So, I'd probably recommend that as the first thing to try if you want to start learning right now. But the introductory programming offerings from other MOOC providers (particularly EdX's MITx 6.00x class) are also worth exploring, as are other approaches.