I would say the opposite is true. This makes up for the non-monospace fonts.

This sounds a lot like another thing I find myself telling people.

Not everyone needs to go to college.

lol. Appropriate.

You are absolutely right. I think the real point of article was that we shouldn't so gratuitously use words like "easy" or even "hard" (even though I think the author uses that one) when it comes to the valid idea that programming is not magic and you don't need to be gifted to be at least mildly successful provided you're willing to work just as hard at as anything else worth doing.

While the basics are, well, basic, I'm sure you can agree that even doing some simple tasks using only non-nuanced "basic" concepts like the ones you mentioned can be a non-trivial task for the less-than-expert. And this is just with the basics. But selling real programming to newbies as something "easy" (as opposed to be being a little more realistic with how challenging it can be) is a pretty good way to make sure they get frustrated and want to do something more gratifying instead.

Our sentiments are similar. The readme contains the obligatory:

It is similar to cmake, automake, premake, but more convenient and easy to use.

Of course anyone can claim that, but we can't really know until we try it ourselves. Next time I start a new project and have the luxury of being able to inject a new tool into the ecosystem I'm going to try it out and see.

Hi. I'm a person that programs things. If you are starting from nothing, but want to get complicated someday, start with Python, then once feel you have a solid grasp on the difference between a "function" and a "method", start C++.

If you just want to keep it simple, run with Python.

Is there a reason you can't run the Apache/MySQL/PHP stack in Windows?

Netbeans and WAMP running natively Windows? Sorry if I misunderstand the question.

Alright, but only if you promise to sleep.

Do I get credit for this one? ;)

Woo! Nice!

Not yet! It doesn't work yet! :)

Reading this list made me feel so happy. There might be something wrong with me.