Linux® Programming by Example

Appendix A. Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years

	“Experience, n: Something you don’t get until just after you need it.”
	--Olivier

This chapter is written by and Copyright © 2001 by Peter Norvig. Reprinted by permission. The original article, including hyperlinks, is at http://www.norvig.com/21-days.html. We have included it because we believe that it conveys an important message. The above quote is one of our long-time favorites, and as it applies to the point of this appendix, we’ve included it too.

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