programming on linux

[stu]

Thanks to everyone for the input! It looks to me like starting with a good 
foundation in C/C++ is still the place to get started. 

On Tuesday 24 January 2006 19:42, Vaughn Treude wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 12:18, Matt Nesteruk wrote:
> > Perl is where its at.
> >
> > cheq out http://www.perlmonks.org/
> >
> > :o)
>
> I also recommend learning C/C++, not necessarily because these languages
> are better (or the fact that I myself have used them for many years) but
> because so much open source is written in them.  Although I'd like to
> learn Perl and Python some day, I haven't yet run into a situation where
> I needed to do that, because there's almost always a C/C++
> implementation.
>
> Vaughn
>
> > On 1/24/06, stu <wien33 at cox.net> 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 <godber at 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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