Perl is where its at. cheq out http://www.perlmonks.org/ :o) On 1/24/06, stu wrote: > > 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 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 > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "Two significant products came out of UC-Berkeley, LSD and BSD. I suspect there is a connection."