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Thanks for this. I'm teaching myself to program and I've been trying to always focus on the long term. Always trying to focus on the thought that, as long as I

Thanks for this. I'm teaching myself to program and I've been trying to always focus on the long term. Always trying to focus on the thought that, as long as I keep at it, I'll get better, even if I feel useless right now. Thanks for the encouragement and validation.

Wickk 14y ago
http://www.norvig.com/21-days.html http://www.norvig.com/21-days.html I stumbled across this incredible article reading Jeff Atwood's now-apparently-controversial post on that subject I'm avoiding like the plague. Back to the point, it basically summarizes what I tell all of my friends who gain an interest and want to learn fast. I've been learning for over a decade out of interest now since I was 12 and I will never refer to myself as anything other than marginally competent. I akin programming to math in the sense that the ceiling is not really there because there is always more to learn and thats what the majority of your (programming) life is spent doing.