what is easier to learn first?...

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <slrn8dfuvp.qt7.wtanksle at dolphin.openprojects.net>,
William Tanksley <wtanksle at dolphin.openprojects.net> wrote:
>On Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:04:23 -0800, Russell E. Owen wrote:
>>
>>Also, I find it helps to get a really good book on the language and to 
>>have a project in mind -- something you're keen to do, and that you can 
>>learn the language as you do it.
>
>I like to have the book first and the project second -- I personally hate
>working on a project to which I attach importance _while_ I'm learning the
>language.  It makes the learning hurried and the project messy.

This is a matter of taste; I'm on Russell's side, here, though
preferably not on a project with heavy time pressure.
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