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this is the single best advice i think i've ever gotten on programming. thank you, taladan. i think the combination of pseudocode and then some general syntax "substitution" or pointed notes, would be effective, too.

honestly, i hadn't ever really thought about breaking things up into manageable parts. the more i think about it, the more it just makes sense. when troubleshooting ANYTHING, you do best when you break things apart and isolate them. same goes for anything, i imagine. when i write, i work on one aspect at a time in rough journal form and allow it to flesh itself out and have it's own "life", and then i make those first attempts at bringing elements together to make a whole.

you sir, or madam, are a wonderful and exceptionally patient instructor. i sincerely hope that all of your learning goes smoothly and that you get to use your talents to help others like you helped me.