[ale] [90dw-lcthw] Pacing

[Jim Lynch]

Good points, Leam.  And keep reminding us of the time and date.  I'm 
trying to get there but something keeps getting in my way.  Life I think.

Jim

On 01/29/2016 07:14 AM, Leam Hall wrote:
> Let's talk about pacing in the C learning group. The 90 Day effort is 
> about you and I seem to have mis or under communicated the pacing.
>
> The 90 Day challenge is to learn more C. Break that sentence down into 
> it's component parts:
>
>   90 Day  -- This won't last forever. You have a busy life and tough 
> schedule. We're trying to make some progress and then let you either 
> rest on your laurels or be poised for the next challenge.
>
>   challenge  -- Except for a dog's love, the good stuff in life is 
> seldom easy. The challenge is to push to in a direction you want to 
> go, and to do so with the support and encouragement of others.
>
>   learn  -- We're not slaves to anyone's schedule but out own. If it 
> takes you a week or three to learn a chapter, take your time and learn 
> it. Don't try to finish the book unless you're a C programming wizard. 
> Try to learn the material and take the time to do so.
>
>   C  -- Not the easiest language to learn. However, it's powerful, 
> clean, and can be simple. Learning C puts you ahead of a lot of other 
> programmers, if that's what you want. It helps you understand a lot of 
> the Linux stuff we use on a daily basis, if that's what you want.
>
>
> Take your time, learn the material. Join us on Tuesday IRC to chat 
> about how you're doing and what issues we can help with.
>
> Leam
>
>
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