On: Open Letter To New Programmers

[cicero]

I think your balanced approach is better than what is proposed in the post. It's good to just get started doing stuff in a language like Python or Ruby, but a serious programmer should also try to learn real computer science along the way, either through college or self-study.

[sayemm → cicero]

Thanks a lot. I'm building web apps in Ruby and also teaching myself CS. I'm getting humbled by Abelson & Sussman, but it's totally worth it.