There's a "learn X the hard way" template linked from the http://learncodethehardway.com http://learncodethehardway.com homepage (https://gitorious.org/learn-x-

There's a "learn X the hard way" template linked from the http://learncodethehardway.com http://learncodethehardway.com homepage (https://gitorious.org/learn-x-the-hard-way/learn-x-the-hard-way https://gitorious.org/learn-x-the-hard-way/learn-x-the-hard-...), encouraging people to reuse the format to make their own