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		dpcan on June 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Learn Lua in 15 Minutes I agree, but can't help but wonder if the "me" from 20 years ago would have found this very confusing while I was learning to program. I learned from books with all that long-winded banter - so now I'm not sure if I actually NEEDED all that stuff in order to learn. Guess I'll never know. This method, however, is PERFECT for anyone who already knows how to program. I love it, and actually came here to say that I wish everything everywhere had a page like this on the web. The brass tax, get down to business, of ANY topic in 15 minutes.

derleth on June 25, 2013 [–]

> The brass tax

Or the brass tacks, even:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/get-down-to-brass-tacks.h...

Sadly, English isn't as logical as Lua.

dpcan on July 2, 2013 | [–]

Well... how about that :) Never even thought about the phrase before. No edits, I'll leave my error for fun and learning.

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