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If week one got us configured and ready for class operations, this second week will start us more directly down the path towards real, actual programming activities.

Programming, as we will soon discover, is a mindset, a means of expression. One that often requires a constant thoughtfulness and intent that, while common in spoken language, isn't as frequent. Attention to details, and the details of those details, is the name of the game.

So, the development of abstraction and critical reasoning skills is paramount for any success in programming (it is NOT copying and pasting existing code snippets; that is actually the worst thing you could do). That is why the central focus for the week is on the solving of the letter division puzzle, and its documentation. That is CRITICAL for programming.

With that said, that also gives us more advance lead time on the project following (lob0). Might not be a bad idea to start poking at it and getting underway, because the more time you have to work on it, the more opportunities you have to ask questions and gain understanding, without the pressure of some looming deadline.

Welcome! I've wrapped some initial activities into the ntr0 and pct1 projects, that I'd like you to perform by the given deadlines (by 11:59:59pm / 23:59:59 on posted day).

If you've never used a UNIX system before, I'd recommend reading UNIX for the Beginning Mage; it is short, and likely one of the best reads you'll ever have.