Letter from a Novice

One day in March, 1995, I found myself reading this little message on my computer monitor:

[#: 288196 S10/Have You Heard?]
[25-Mar-95 20:34:55]
[Sb: Readers for my new book]
[Fm: Steve Heller 71101,1702]
[To: all]

Hi!
I'm looking for some readers for a book I'm working on,
which teaches people how to program, using C++ as the
language. The ideal candidate is someone who wants to
learn how to program, but has little or no knowledge or
experience in programming. I can't pay anything, but
participants will learn how to program, and will be
acknowledged in the book, as well as getting an
autographed copy. If you're interested, please reply by
e-mail.

Steve

As I considered my response to this message I felt a little trepidation ...

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