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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