When you can start thinking the problem through in the syntax of the language before you sit at the computer, odds are you've got a pretty good grasp of it. Yo

When you can start thinking the problem through in the syntax of the language before you sit at the computer, odds are you've got a pretty good grasp of it. You usually can't think the language if you're still referring to manuals/internet over 50% of the time for syntax/understanding.