Hello,
I visited the page, and bookmarked it. It's funny, it's like you're
describing almost the exact process I'm going through..
About the programming part, I'm in Control/Feedback Systems, but I think
that every person has something to benefit from learning to program..
I used to be very into it, and then abandonned it for many years ... And
now I'm back at it..
I recently switched to Ubuntu, coming from Windows/Dos [I'm 23, and been
using it for about 19 years]..
Contrary to what most people fear when switching OS and the "I'll be
lost" and the "I'll have to learn it all over again".. Well, it's not
my experience at all. Sure I'll have to learn, a lot .. But I kind of
like it, and I personnally like the Scortched Earth approach, where you
jump in both feet, no previous contact with different OS or something..
It's a matter of character.
What amazes me, is that, it's like it "assumes" you want to write code
and develop stuff .. It's like it's the default thing, you just write
"python" or "perl" in the Terminal, and it says it's not installed and
"proposes" to download it.. It was just waiting for you.. Like it was
meant to be. I love it !
Thank you,
~Jugurtha,
On 12/27/2010 07:56 PM, Shlomi Fish wrote:
Hi all,
I recently finished working on a new document titled "How to Start
Contributing to or Using Open Source Software" intended to get more people
involved in the world of free and open source software (FOSS). You can find it
here:
http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/How_to_start_contributing_to_or_using_Open_Source_Software
Short link: http://bit.ly/gkeXn5
I mention Perl there as well in the "How to learn how to program" section.
Any comments, corrections or suggestions would be welcome.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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