I&#x27;m not sure your analogy between programming languages and spoken languages supports your point. Pretty sure the best way to learn a new language involves lots of time practicing speaking. The analogy would then support trying to program as much as possible in a new language, rather than just reading books about it. Not sure if this was supposed to be a joke; I thought it was fairly well established that it&#x27;s common and even encouraged for new programmers to start exploring and writing programs as soon as possible. Am I misinterpreting your comment?