greenbeen seeks advice (24 recommended exercises)

[Peter Hansen]

Mike Brenner wrote:
> 
> Wyatt wrote:
> > Do I need to know what is taught in CompSci 101/102/etc, to be great?
[...]
> ... most programmers don't write programs that meet specs. Most
> programmer define greatness to be simply having fun while making money.
> 
> To be great in that sense, instead of meeting specs, write the
> following Python programs (and for extra credit, do each program
> twice -- once using wxPython graphics, and once using Jython.)

[snip list of trivial first-year programs ;-)]

I think you left out one small thing.  How, by writing those programs,
fun it may be, would I make some money?

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Peter Hansen, P.Eng.
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