@vgr same for all learning, no? The arts, sciences. Lighting fires vs. Filling buckets. Buckets never sustained, just a slog.
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@vgr They don't vary *that* drastically. There's a simple (& advanced) way to use most languages. "Beginner langs" underestimate beginners.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr when I was a kid I needed to find the right problems that were soluble but interesting. My maths teacher mum was good at finding them -
@justincormack@vgr exactly. One must always seek what is interesting/useful, or risk losing energy. Jane Jacobs analogy appropriate here
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@vgr how much yak shaving is needed to get the local programming env up and demo-able? Next: how much work to get it on the public internet?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@vgr I wrote about this some time ago http://bmann.ca/eMm8IQ - we should be teaching beginners BEST practices, not EASY practicesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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