But if you don’t know much C (or even much about programming at all) you might not have the context to even know that. Which is related to the point of the art

But if you don’t know much C (or even much about programming at all) you might not have the context to even know that. Which is related to the point of the article. Goals are hard because they require you to predict the future. Milestones are easier because they are past looking. But if you just use your current skill level you may not even account those past things as milestones. So you need to consciously celebrate them.