Code Ninjas - learn computer code

I got information on this opportunity from my friend John Olson. In case you were remotely interested in learning computer code, here's your chance!

From John:

If you’re interested in learning PHP (the language Facebook and Amazon.com are programmed in), my good friend Carl Nasal, the owner of Camna LLC (www.camna.com), is running a similar small group class in PHP. I’ll be helping Carl with his class, and he’ll be helping me with mine.

If you’re interested, please visit our site at http://www.codeninjas.com

Here’s the important info:

Dates: June 19 – August 16 (NOTE: We’ll video tape sessions in case you have to miss a few weeks)

Commitment: 2 hours per week

Java Course Times: Thursdays 1-3pm PT / 3-6pm ET

PHP Course Times: Tuesdays 1-3pm PT / 3-6pm ET

Location: Your own home through live, interactive webinars. (Which means you’ll be able to talk to everyone in the group and watch what the instructor is doing.)

Cost: $360 for the 9 week course

Ages: 14 and up

Programming Experience: No programming experience required, but you’ll need to be able to install software on your own computer.

Requirements: Access to a computer with high speed internet

Questions: Visit http://www.codeninjas.com or call 510-357-4441.

Sign Up: Visit http://www.codeninjas.com

Here’s my bio in case you’ve received this as a forward and don’t know who I am:

John Olson is an award-winning novelist, software engineer and entrepreneur. John has a Ph.D. in computational biochemistry and has been programming in Java for over a dozen years -- including eight years as the Director of Application Research and Design at a major scientific software company. He has published six books: Oxygen, Fifth Man, Adrenaline, Shade,Powers, and Fossil Hunter and has started three internet software companies: HuDDleFish, DitDat and CodeNinjas.

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