Want to learn to program? These excellent free introductory courses from Codecademy and Coursera will have you coding in no time.

SEE: Top 5 programming languages for systems admins to learn (free PDF) (TechRepublic) If you’re excited by the data and logic side of coding, you may wish to learn Python, Java, C, C++ or C#.

Focus on learning computational thinking Instead of hyper-focusing on a specific programming language, you can also learn to problem-solve in a way that a computer will understand.

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For example, the first formal programming course I took (well, other than BASIC back in fourth grade) was Harvard's CS50, which you can take for free.

Network admins can find themselves spread a bit thin during these times of remote work while trying to provide support for all users. Leveraging programming to automate common tasks may help.