passed getting started, yet starting over.
 

For the past two years, I have been following online tuts, and reading books on programing, such as: C, Java, and asm to name a few. But now I feel that I still have some of the same questions, and some of the same gaps in my knowledge. To remedy this I decided I would go to college part time to help expand my knowledge. This has taken me no where. I am not trying to seek a degree in computer science, yet I am forced in to doing basic classes such as college algebra trig and what not. I do not what to spend 2 years at school just to start doing classes that touch base on what I want to learn, for a hobbie. Any sujestions on what I could do ?

Maybe try searching for "training" courses instead of classes. Not that I'm a programmer, but sometimes certain vendors will offer training sessions that are specific to what you want to learn. Many classes at colleges won't waive the requirements for you. But a vendor training course generally has no requirements.

Offer your help to an open source project. Make it clear your skill level and you should be able to find someone who is willing to mentor you through the initial stages and that way you will learn programing as well as contributing back to the community.

You can also look through the libc infopages or hack a program that does something you're interested in. Or just set out to create something, even if it exists, and learn everything incidental to doing that each step of the way.
ta0kira

You need to use the rigorous logic taught in math courses in programming. If you want to get a highly concentrated version of rigorous logic I suggest that you take a course in logic. Many colleges offer logic in the philosophy department.

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Steve Stites

I would disagree with this sentiment. Understanding logic is useful but there is a lot of programming possibilities where it is not necessary to understand the rigour of the science behind computing, particularly if (as was originally stated) this is as a hobby.