Questions for all programmers willing to help a beginner

[Sandy Harris]

Welcome aboard, Daniel.

One thing you should look at is http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html

Also, there are classic books. The Mythical Man-Month leaps to mind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month

Almost anything by Kernighan, with various co-authors. One is:
http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Programming-Brian-W-Kernighan/dp/020161586X