<trolling> Code examples in that message have bugs. This doesn't work: >A=1 >A=2 It should be: >A=1. >A=2. I wonder if the author has much program

<trolling> Code examples in that message have bugs. This doesn't work: >A=1 >A=2 It should be: >A=1. >A=2. I wonder if the author has much programming experience, particularly in Erlang. </trolling> On a serious note, I totally agree with Joe - the best way to learn programming is by doing it (unless your initials spell EWD) - one step at a time.