Message-Id:	<3.0.1.16.19980731123353.1e6f34d2@shadow.net>
Date:	Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:33:53
To:	proticon AT yahoo DOT com
From:	Ralph Proctor <ralphgpr AT shadow DOT net>
Subject:	Re: Newbie Advice Needed
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To:	<6prf4i$4a6$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>
References:	<35c0fb1d DOT 15862139 AT newsreader DOT 2xtreme DOT net>
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At 03:53 AM 7/31/98 GMT, you wrote:
>In article <35c0fb1d DOT 15862139 AT newsreader DOT 2xtreme DOT net>,
>  TuffGuy AT work DOT com wrote:
>> I am looking for anyones advice on things I should do/get
>> inorder to make my learning process as painless as possible. Thanks.
>
>all growth is painful, learning especially so,
>
>only thing I can recommend is what I am doing.
>eat c
>breathe c
>drink c
>bathe in c
>dream in c
>date in c

Yeah, well, that's what I'm doing now to master EMACS and ELISP and (with
the exception of the "date" part) it seems to be working. EMACS becomes a
very fast and efficient system once you pay the price of a some days and
nights with not much sleep :)

You never know until you try.

Ralph

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