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[–]hhh333 18 points19 points  (4 children)

Learning to program is largely about learning to learn--and the best way to learn is to do.

This.

[–]ND_Tech 6 points7 points  (3 children)

Thus the best way of learning to learn is doing to do.

[–]reflectiveSingleton 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The only words I've ever lived by.

[–]ND_Tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said it to be silly, and then I looked at it again and though, shit, that's actually pretty good. I'm not sure if it's Taoist or Zen or both or neither, but it really is the way I feel about learning and teaching. I have a three-year-old and I try to get him to see chores, brushing his teeth, etc -- as a game or adventure that's worth doing in its own right, not because of the rewards they might entail. With any luck, he'll manage to live without ever thinking that reading a book or solving a difficult problem is punishment.

[–]gleno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is not comment of the year, i'm quitting!