Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-25 Thread Dave Murphy
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:58:38 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But hey, for any would-be open source developer, the Git user manual > is a must - > http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html, its > the future you know ;) Distributed VCS is definitely the future, but don

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-24 Thread jamie
Quoting Steve Flynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I was going to say "You have my deepest sympathy" and then I > considered that I end up having to write COBOL and maintain 30 year > old assembler code and decided that you're in a better place than I. Oooo I did 4 years of COBOL programming and a further

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-24 Thread Steve Flynn
On 10/23/08, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/10/23 Steve Flynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> For heavy duty reference material, I strongly recommend getting hold >> of Volumes I - III of Kunths "The Art of Programming"... saved my >> bacon many a time at work. > > Just in case you're no

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-23 Thread Neil Greenwood
2008/10/23 Steve Flynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Jason Liquorish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am just looking for general reads that people rate, mainly things that >> relate to my college course, as listed in my original post, as well as >> improving my knowledge

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-23 Thread Steve Flynn
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Jason Liquorish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am just looking for general reads that people rate, mainly things that > relate to my college course, as listed in my original post, as well as > improving my knowledge on Linux. You might also enjoy Jon Bentleys "Pro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-22 Thread Jason Liquorish
> John Levin wrote: [...] >> Not quite sure what you're looking for - particular technical texts? >> Tutorials? Something more general? I am just looking for general reads that people rate, mainly things that relate to my college course, as listed in my original post, as well as improving my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-21 Thread John Levin
Jason Liquorish wrote: > Hello everyone, I am looking for recommendations for some decent reads. > I am currently doing a BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners based > around Software Development, so anything that applies to this is a > plus, although I am generally just looking to learn stuff

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-21 Thread Lucy
On 21/10/2008, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For Java, Python etc, I've no idea. For Python I would recommend the book Dive into Python (also available online at http://www.diveintopython.org) For Java there's Thinking In Java, part of a whole series by Bruce Eckel, and is also well wo

[ubuntu-uk] Recommended Reads

2008-10-19 Thread Jason Liquorish
Hello everyone, I am looking for recommendations for some decent reads. I am currently doing a BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners based around Software Development, so anything that applies to this is a plus, although I am generally just looking to learn stuff and expand my knowledge. I wo