It's an iterative sentence, but of course iteration and recursion are equivalent unless you're using a compiler that doesn't have the good sense to perform space-efficient tail call optimization. (Java, I'm looking at you.)

Seriously, though, it might be worth the OP's time to go light on classes, and look for some programming task that's fun. Find something cool. I've been really enjoying node.js, for example, because the community feels like a city full of still-under-construction buildings, with oddly dressed people smiling and lurching around spasmodically, occasionally making something amazing.

If you optimize for fun, you'll learn a lot faster than you would in most regular classes.

Actually you're right, I realized later that I had not written it like I wanted it to come out. I kind of wanted to say something more like "Read books, build something, and while you're at it read more books and build stuff". Thanks for pointing that out in a respectful manner instead of being a douche though. Last time I made a mistake on the internet all hell got loose and bunnies where probably run over because of it.