# The inns we stayed at

Discuss the different communities and how there's something to be learned from programming in languages that aren't considered good languages. Discuss how there's no such thing as a truly bad language.

## Fellow travellers

Whenever we think of programmers we think of a person working in solitude entering code into a computer. Usually that programmer is alone, although there are methodologies that utilize more than one programmer at a time ("pair-programming" for instance). During those coding sessions there isn't' a lot of contact with other programmers and it can feel isolating to be in the company of yourself for most of the day. Granted this may be a good feeling (there are times when I really enjoy being by myself at the computer) but there are other times when we need to feel like we're not alone in this. This is especially true when we're learning and pushing ourselves into uncomfortable territory. Finding others who are in a similar situation can help us with our learning process by fielding questions and reviewing our progress. Finding a good community that is supportive of our learning is vital to our programming journey. When we have a good community we have somewhere that we can learn and help others learn. We can grow in the community  and find friendship.

A good community is one that strengthens us and the ones around us. It nurtures us and provides some shelter. It is a safe place where we don't have to constantly keep our guard up from attacks on ourselves and others. It holds people we can trust and feel that trust is reciprocated without fear of betrayal.

## Finding a good community