My Numerical Methods class in college, in the mid-80s. C was not an “approved language”, but I was told that if the grad student who was actually grading all t

My Numerical Methods class in college, in the mid-80s. C was not an “approved language”, but I was told that if the grad student who was actually grading all the papers agreed, then I could use it. I went to talk to him, and turned out that he also wanted to learn C. So, he approved my request. Because I was happy learning a new language, I made sure all my programs executed correctly, were written in what was then the correct style, and I still managed to turn in my homework before anyone else, for every single assignment. Motivation matters.