Wow, thanks for the pointers. I think I understand everything you are saying up there and will definitely keep it in mind when I start writing my own programs.

Wow, thanks for the pointers. I think I understand everything you are saying up there and will definitely keep it in mind when I start writing my own programs. Right now, this is the program for that exercise written by Zed Shaw, with my comments explaining to myself what each section is doing. I definitely appreciate you weighing in on it, I love seeing this type of feedback from HN users. Makes me excited to keep learning and become a part of the community.