This is an interesting thread! One of the reasons I switched to GNU/Linux 
(aside from the most obvious M$ drawbacks), is the opportunity to get back 
into programming as a hobby without shelling out lots of money for the 
supporting software. My problem is that, other than some HTML, I haven't done 
anything serious since M$ Level 2 BASIC and some Z80 assembly many moons 
ago (when "Zelda" was a text based console game!). This experience doesn't 
translate well into { } and ::;s. 
	I'm interested in Python, but I'd welcome suggestions and recomendations 
from others getting stared up again.

On Monday 23 January 2006 22:01, Judd Pickell wrote:
> If you are wanting to keep up with the newest techs, Python and Ruby are
> the way to go. The core Linux languages are C/C++, PERL, and shell
> scripting (atleast from my experience). Python is starting to take over the
> PERLs role, but PERL is well entrenched I think.
>
> I am hoping to hunker down and learn Python here pretty soon. Many of my
> favorite games are now using it for UI and modding capabilities, so I
> figure I better learn it so I can play with their stuff.
>
> Sincerely,
> Judd Pickell
>
> On 1/23/06, Austin Godber <godber@uberhip.com> wrote:
> > Josh Coffman wrote:
> > > a clue how to program on linux also. Maybe Java. Maybe
> > > Python or Perl. Anyone care to make recomendations
> > > that one could fit into an already busy life. I could
> >
> > Welcome Josh,
> >
> > Here are some references:
> > Python Tutorial
> > http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html
> >
> > Perl Book in PDF Format
> > http://learn.perl.org/library/beginning_perl/
> >
> > Ruby Book
> > http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/
> >
> > Really, it depends on what type of stuff you are interested in doing.  I
> > don't know of any equivalent resources for C or C++.  Sun, of course,
> > has a ton of Java documentation.
> >
> > I have recently become a bit of a ruby fanboy.  But admitedly I was
> > pleased that I could extend the ruby pcap wrapper to parse ARP packets
> > in an hour or two without knowing any ruby to begin with.
> >
> > Austin
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