On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 2:53 AM, Joshua Landau <joshua.landau...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now, as I'm probably the most new programmer here I'll point out that > I don't agree with Chris when he says that: > >> One way or >> another, you will probably spend the next week writing code you throw >> away; if you try to tackle the primary project immediately, you'll >> have to rewrite parts of it as you learn. It's easier to throw away a >> toy "Hello world" program than hunks of what you thought would be your >> final code. > > As a new programmer, you will throw away code whether or not you > practice beforehand. Beware of that. If anything, it's the best thing > you can do*.
Yes, you will throw code away; but you'll throw away less of your finished product if you write code that isn't destined to be part of your finished product. But you're absolutely right; code should never be treated like children, to be preserved at all costs. It's okay to change your mind and scrap something. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
