On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Oron Peled <o...@actcom.co.il> wrote: > On Friday, 25 בDecember 2009 23:38:38 Uri Even-Chen wrote: >> A friend of mine suggested me to join a free software (open source) >> project in Java or C++, to gain experience in these languages. > > Your friend gave you a good advice. However, please note that usually > there is no *immediate* reward. It's not like a (free software) newbie > joins a project and three months later he is swamped with job requests. > > Working on a free software project tend to increase your capabilities > by exposing you to different technologies and working styles. On the > long run (years), this can bring you not only fun, but work as well.
Thanks for your advice. >> Do you have an idea how to find a good project I can join, in Java or >> C++ or maybe Python? > > There are many sites hosting free software projects. Some of them: > www.sourceforge.net > savannah.gnu.org > gna.org > github.com > > Since you used some scripting languages in the past (PHP), it looks > like python would provide easier learning curve for you. I personally prefer compiled programming languages than scripting ones. I have experience with both, Pascal and C vs. Basic and PHP and Perl. I want to learn Python, but I think there are less jobs with Python, so it's better I learn Java or C++. I think there are many jobs in Java and C++. There are also jobs in C# and .NET, but I prefer not to be stuck with Microsoft technologies. I don't like Microsoft, although I have been using their products for many years. Also, thanks for the websites you sent me. I know sourceforge, the others I will check later. Uri. _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
