Re: [dev] Programming as a hobby - which language?

2019-05-07 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 07/05/2019 14:10, Maciej Janicki wrote: > I think teaching toy languages like Scratch is generally a bad idea. It might > be easy to learn, but it fails to show that programming is actually useful. It depends what you're teaching. If you're teaching a programming language, then Scratch is not

Re: [dev] Programming as a hobby - which language?

2019-05-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 06/05/2019 16:39, Laslo Hunhold wrote: > On Mon, 06 May 2019 17:06:13 +0200 > sZpak wrote: > > Der sZpak, > >> I prepare myself for doing programming classes/course for >> kids/teenagers in a local community center. And I need your advice. >> >> **I have to choose language/technology/environm

Re: [dev] [dmenu][patch] Updated 'line height' and 'xyw' patches

2018-01-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
On 06/01/18 18:46, Hiltjo Posthuma wrote: > Please update or add them to the wiki: > > Site: https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/ > Repo: https://git.suckless.org/sites > > Thanks, > Done! (hopefully correctly...) J signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

[dev] [dmenu][patch] Updated 'line height' and 'xyw' patches

2018-01-06 Thread Jonathon Fernyhough
Hi! I've updated these patches for dmenu 4.7 as they're used in one of Manjaro's Community editions. I didn't think a `git send-email` was appropriate as these aren't for mainline, and I can't easily find a contact point for their author. The updated patches appear to work OK for us but could pro