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by aGHz 15y ago
I'm so happy to see this progress in the mainstream's view of programming skill. My dream is that some day coding will be like driving a car: pretty much everyone can do it for their daily needs, and those interested can take it to a profes
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by aGHz 15y ago
And neither have anything to do with shyness. "Think before you speak" is still very important advice, and then if you prefer to not raise hostility, do it because you chose so not because of shyness.
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by aGHz 15y ago
That doesn't mean we can't look for ways to make the situation better. To cut along the grain of human nature, so to speak.
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by aGHz 15y ago
No joke! This is what happens when trolls are classically trained.
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by aGHz 15y ago
Well, the OP specifically asked for texts on the fundamental subjects of CS as they relate to web development. Since you bring up a good point though, what would be useful open source projects to contribute to if you're specifically interes
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by aGHz 15y ago
Speaking of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP), there's a good UC Berkeley course based on it up at http://www.academicearth.org/courses/the-structure-and-inter... . It's very long, but if lectures are more your learn
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by aGHz 15y ago
That sounds ridiculous now but it's actually not that bad when you get used to it. Besides, people would likely still keep the month names to refer roughly (if not even exactly) to periods of the year. The real benefit would be in dropping
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by aGHz 15y ago
I can testify to this, I have pretty low self-discipline in the sense that I find it very hard to force myself to do something I don't want to do. When I do manage to build a habit or a routine though, I find it pretty easy to stick to it.