I completely agree. The only beginners I have taught were my sons ---I wrote what I thought were the basics for them in a book, The Hackers Ways [1]--- but P.

I completely agree. The only beginners I have taught were my sons ---I wrote what I thought were the basics for them in a book, The Hackers Ways [1]--- but P. Guo's articles very much resonate with me as well. Helping them see that the tools were the means to an end, something they could master and that would make them much more efficient, was a big part of the effort. [1] http://juanreyero.com/hacker-ways/index.html http://juanreyero.com/hacker-ways/index.html