[ale] [OT] Helping others learn C, D, X, Y, Z, EIEIO...

Scott M. Jones eff at dragoncon.org
Tue Dec 15 16:25:26 EST 2015


And I'd have to say the right way to learn, the only way to really
learn, is to do a project, not just read a book.  You have to code badly
before you code well, but you still have to code not just read...

On 12/15/15 2:50 PM, leam hall wrote:
> Scott, that does bring up a good point. Those of you offering advanced
> mentoring may want to establish a minimal requirements list, or a way
> to assess someone's skills before mutually committing time.
> 
> I'd have no problem with you telling me I'm not ready, especially if
> you could point out things I could do to get ready!



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