Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
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> On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Jenn V. wrote:
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> > I had not intended to stereotype, and I /definately/ was not intending to
> > slur a very valid and often appropriate programming method. But saying I
> > can effectively program that way would be like saying I have brown eyes
On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Jenn V. wrote:
> I had not intended to stereotype, and I /definately/ was not intending to
> slur a very valid and often appropriate programming method. But saying I
> can effectively program that way would be like saying I have brown eyes.
> Completely wrong. Not 'better' o
> Not at ALL stupid. I'm FAR more interested in getting the specification
> list and the design set done than in picking a language.
I'm with Jenn on this one. I don't think we _can_ start to talk about a
language choice until we have a basic spec/design-goal for the project. I
mean, are we even
Maureen Lecuona wrote:
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> Jenn:
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> Let us not start stereotyping each other before we have all even met, okay?
> BTW, I seldom prototype, but I sometimes need to give demos of working ideas.
> There's a lot to be said for producing working code before claiming one design
> is better than ano
Jenn:
Let us not start stereotyping each other before we have all even met, okay?
Just because some of the people want to use PYTHON, this does mean they are
"prototypers".
I will put out a preliminary specification document, and a design document so we
can apportion out the work as we see fit.
curious wrote:
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> pardon my stupidity..
> what will this planned management software do?
Not at ALL stupid. I'm FAR more interested in getting the specification
list and the design set done than in picking a language.
To be somewhat cliched: there's two types of programmer. Ahem.
One type:
S
On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 07:08:25PM -0500, Maureen Lecuona wrote:
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> Thanks. I just ordered it. What about GTK+? Any good docs out there?
I just picked up a copy of "Learning Python" last night at Barnes & Noble,
and right next to it were several copies of a book by Havoc Pennington on
GNOME/
It's project management not planned management :-). Ever hear of
(hate to write the word, MS Project). That's the basic idea.
Maureen Lecuona
curious wrote:
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> pardon my stupidity..
> what will this planned management software do?
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I will check it out.
Maureen
Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
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> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Maureen Lecuona wrote:
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> > Thanks. I just ordered it. What about GTK+? Any good docs out there?
>
> ObPlug: Yours truly wrote a chapter from the forthcoming Teach Yourself
> Gtk+ Programming.
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> I haven't seen
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Maureen Lecuona wrote:
> Thanks. I just ordered it. What about GTK+? Any good docs out there?
ObPlug: Yours truly wrote a chapter from the forthcoming Teach Yourself
Gtk+ Programming.
I haven't seen any really good stuff out there, but I do have the 10
Minute Total Idiot'
pardon my stupidity..
what will this planned management software do?
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Deirdre:
Thanks. I just ordered it. What about GTK+? Any good docs out there?
Maureen Lecuona
Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
> "Learning Python" is the best one I've seen. There will be a Sams "Teach
> Yourself Python" book (which may be better, dunno). And if I ever get the
[EMAIL P
I agree.. programming python walks you though python programming though
the development of a text join and split program.. written in all sorts of
strange ways.. which leads the reader to have to figure out what the
author is trying to do in a given area before he/she can grasp the
concepts... pul
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Patti Ames wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 01:26:29PM -0800, Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
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> > I'm not really fond of "Programming Python."
>
> What's wrong with it? I've been thinking of getting that one
> myself - or "Learning Python".
It's annoying. Sit down and read it an
On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 01:26:29PM -0800, Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
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> I'm not really fond of "Programming Python."
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> My favorite Python book and the one I used for learning (since it was
> relevant) is "Internet Programming with Python" but that's out of print.
>
What's wrong with it? I've be
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Maureen Lecuona wrote:
> Okay Deirdre, what is the best PYTHON introductory text in your opinion?
"Learning Python" is the best one I've seen. There will be a Sams "Teach
Yourself Python" book (which may be better, dunno). And if I ever get the
book proposal finished , there
Okay Deirdre, what is the best PYTHON introductory text in your opinion?
maureen
Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
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> On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, curious wrote:
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> > 2> alot of redhat's controlpanel stuff was (and probably still is) written
> > in perl (try locate *.py sometime)
>
> Actually, Python is used m
sorry that was a typo on my part...
s/perl/python
oops
if you look at the *.py files you would have seen they were python
I was aguring merits of python in my points.. sorry for the confusion the
typo caused...
Chris
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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, curious wrote:
> 2> alot of redhat's controlpanel stuff was (and probably still is) written
> in perl (try locate *.py sometime)
Actually, Python is used more at Red Hat these days than Perl. There's a
good reason for it, eloquently stated by Alan Cox: you can't guarantee
per
1> python runs on most platforms out of the box.. with little/no porting
(even less then perl)
2> alot of redhat's controlpanel stuff was (and probably still is) written
in perl (try locate *.py sometime)
3> having python installed is more akin to having glib to run apps or
kdelibs to run kde ap
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