From 94c8c187fdc3542a8d410d7f40a21bc47e6bce79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Craig Maloney Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 10:32:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Starting about community --- chapter04.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter04.md b/chapter04.md index 0b3548a..d6c2b14 100644 --- a/chapter04.md +++ b/chapter04.md @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ ## Fellow travelers -Whenever we think of programmers we think of a person working in solitude entering code into a computer. Usually that programmer is alone, although there are methodologies that utilize more than one programmer at a time ("pair-programming" for instance). During those coding sessions there isn't' a lot of contact with other programmers and it can feel isolating to be in the company of yourself for most of the day. Granted this may be a good feeling (there are times when I really enjoy being by myself at the computer) but there are other times when we need to feel like we're not alone in this. This is especially true when we're learning and pushing ourselves into uncomfortable territory. Finding others who are in a similar situation can help us with our learning process by fielding questions and reviewing our progress. Finding a good community that is supportive of our learning is vital to our programming journey. When we have a good community we have somewhere that we can learn and help others learn. We can grow in the community and find friendship. +Whenever we think of programmers we think of a person entering code into a computer, with the glow of the monitor reflecting off of their face. Usually that programmer is alone, though there are methodologies that utilize more than one programmer at a time ("pair-programming" for instance). During those coding sessions there isn't a lot of contact with other programmers and it can feel isolating being in the company of yourself. Granted this might be a good feeling (there are times when I really enjoy being by myself at the computer) but there are other times when we need to feel like we're not alone in this. This is especially true when we're learning and pushing ourselves into uncomfortable territory. Finding others in similar situations can help us with our learning process by fielding our questions and reviewing our progress. Finding a good community that is supportive of our learning is essential to our programming journey. When we have a good community we have somewhere that we can learn and help others learn. We can grow in the community and possibly find friendship and support. -A good community is one that strengthens us and the ones around us. It nurtures us and provides some shelter. It is a safe place where we don't have to constantly keep our guard up from attacks on ourselves and others. It holds people we can trust and feel that trust is reciprocated without fear of betrayal. +A good community is one that strengthens us and the ones around us. It nurtures us and provides us shelter. It is a safe place where we don't have to constantly keep our guard up from attacks on ourselves and others. It holds people we can trust and feel that trust is reciprocated. It is a community without competition and ego, where we can express ourselves openly and accept others as they are. ## Finding a good community -- 2.31.1