Re: Beginning Hobbyist Programmer Question

[rustom]

signup...@gmail.com wrote:
> Ok, I'm beginning to teach myself the art of computer programming. I'm
> starting with Python and I've built a few scripts that have increased
> my productivity tremendously at work, doing a lot of data crunching,
> Can anyone provide a cogent explanation for why I should take the time
> to climb that learning curve? What are the benefits, as you see them?

You may want to see http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/effective-emacs