From: Warren Seltzer Date: 2005-10-27T15:48:00+09:00 Subject: Re: my mother wants to code? Actually, the most important thing is at-the-elbow tech support. She should learn a language that is known by others who live in the same house. If you're willing to pop over to provide Ruby help, then fine, but consider that if you live outside of her house it's also inconvenient for her to get answers. Warren Seltzer