While I'm still fairly green myself, I find actually creating something is the best way for me to learn. I would think of some project you would like and start to build it. I also might suggest even starting with Arduino. It is very satisfying to code something and see the results instantly. It is C and C++ based IDE that is free and and easy to use. The Arduino microcontroller are very cheap. As some others have said it's not learnig the language but rather problem solving.

Bryan

I have an old Aluminatus,big,loud and heavy. Uses 3mm size filaments. A work horse though, I have printed parts that took 40 hours to complete. It has been very reliable. It has a 300mm X 300mm X 300mm work area.

It doesn't seem too bad. We live in the the foothills of the Sierra's in California and we pay $125 for 15MB down 2MB up and that's when it works at full speed most of the time it's slower.