got it to run

There is this guy from B0ston who has some neat starter tutorials. I installed an !DE and then found out oops..gotta install my c0mpiler also. Was able to do so and run my first programme with that setup successfully.
I also noticed that in Fall there is a beginner pr0gramming class, like an official one (instead of my hacking my way through like I have, even though I've gotten about four certificates on my own outside and done projects on my own, etc. I'm thinking that I will probably take it, in addition to the d!gital electronics class. So that's the deal for now, depending on getting in, etc. I would like to balance the EE and CE, which I think is the direction in which I am headed (basically, in r0bot land, you pick either typically ME, EE or CE, but EE and CE complement each other. My prof says it's a good match and in the team, it seemed to be what I cared about in comparison to my teammates.
I love the control and organization.
They cared more about the mechanical elements and I cared about the wiring and programming. Of course I won't neglect the mechanical entirely, but it's exciting.

Oh, as for the utility, this one just counts Bacon up to ten and then stops (haha). The guy has a great sense of humour and is very good at teaching, actually. I'm proud; no errors (even though yes, I know this is simple)