The third edition – copyright 1999 – has been on my shelf for at least eight years. From the little I have read in those eight years, I’ve wondered if the pace the author and publisher have set is, in fact, possible. I’m a much more experienced programmer than I was when I originally purchased the book and my objective is to see, if, under any circumstances this is possible.

While much of the material is now instinctive to me, I will start with chapter one, working each day, to chapter 21.

Each day, I’ll post my thoughts here on the chapter and its related exercises. Given that today is July 4, I’ll start the experiment tomorrow.