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[QUOTE="Daniel Pitts, post: 3112964"]
me thinks 2 and 3 amount to the same thing.
I'm mostly self taught.  I always experimented with everything, except 
when I *first* started learning about multithreaded programming. I had 
heard so many people say that its so difficult to get right, and that 
the code could appear to work, but not be "correct".  This put me off of 
the subject for a while until I realized that there was a finite 
(actually small) set of rules which you could reason with.  This gave me 
the ability to "mentally" experiment with such scenarios. 
Experimentation is definitely an invaluable process.
This sounds like an exaggeration, but I believe it.  Many of my past 
students have known the solution to a problem, but wouldn't attempt it 
until I told them it was correct.

If someone has to tell you that you're correct, then you'll never 
produce anything original.
Agreed, There is a fine line between protecting the wellbeing of your 
children and possessions, and causing harm in the form of fear of 
experimenting.
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