soyummy

I find this surprising. Every professor I've ever had insisted, "I did the work, and as such, you will refer to me as Dr."

Here's a development tip:

Obviously, to dabble in programming you must learn the fundamentals-- the syntax and grammar. However, your ultimate goal is to envision a problem, device a system that solves the problem, and then gracefully describe that system using your chosen language. You can always look grammar and syntax up in the documentation.

I think you will see the parallels to your current occupation.