Re: [CODE4LIB] newbie

2010-03-26 Thread Patrick Hochstenbach
Nothing beats E- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_%28programming_language%29 sexy e - 924,000 hits But oh poor Erlang sexy erlang - 2 hits (both of them telling me: erlang isn't sexy) P@ -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Tim Spalding Sent: Fri 26-3-2010 4:21 To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] newbie

2010-03-26 Thread Ross Singer
sexy groovy - 43,200 On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Andrew Hankinson andrew.hankin...@gmail.com wrote: Just out of curiosity I tried them in quotes: sexy ruby - 72,200 sexy python - 37,900 sexy php - 25,100 sexy java - 16,100 sexy asp - 14,800 sexy perl - 8,080 sexy C++ - 177 sexy

Re: [CODE4LIB] newbie

2010-03-26 Thread Becky Yoose
sexy code4lib - 0 (with quotes); 2,380 (without quotes) Thanks, Becky sexy librarian - 73,700... sexy coder - 1,950... On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: sexy groovy - 43,200 On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Andrew Hankinson

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Simon Spero
There is a best language, and you shall know it by its parentheses. However, since you probably aren't going to be able to use it because your co-workers aren't up to it, you have to pick a second best. I would strongly recommend learning a strongly typed language for one's first programming

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Mike Taylor
I was going to start this post with I couldn't disagree more, but on sober reflection I am going to go with the more conciliatory Let me offer an alternative perspective. For someone who is just starting out in programming, I think the very last thing you want is a verbose language that makes you

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Ross Singer
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Mike Taylor m...@indexdata.com wrote: For someone who is just starting out in programming, I think the very last thing you want is a verbose language that makes you spend half your time talking about types that you don't really care about.  I'm not saying

Re: [CODE4LIB] newbie

2010-03-26 Thread Doran, Michael D
Ruby may be sexy but sexy ruby on rails gets only four hits. As for sexy python, well, no comment. T Also no comment: perl necklace Although see http://necklace.pl/ (and the T-shirt is clever). -- Michael -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Doran, Michael D
As a first language, you want something that let's you Get Stuff Done with a minimum of fuss... If you are getting started and if you are not planning on being a full-time programmer, then you want to be looking at the high-level languages as Mike suggests: the strong candidates include Perl,

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Cary Gordon
APL is red hot. Your language ain't doodly squat. Tape that to your duck! -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] planet code4lib code (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Birkin James Diana
On Mar 25, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Ross Singer wrote: ...GitHub/Google Code and their ilk... ...What would be useful... ...is an aggregation of the Code4lib's community spread across these sites, sort of what like the Planet does for blog postings... I love this idea. -b --- Birkin James Diana

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Joe Hourcle
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Doran, Michael D wrote: As a first language, you want something that let's you Get Stuff Done with a minimum of fuss... If you are getting started and if you are not planning on being a full-time programmer, then you want to be looking at the high-level languages as

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Jason Stirnaman
Those things cost a (relative) fortune. You can find cheaper versions at Amazon. Oh, and please never use duck tape for stage applications like taping extension cords and mic cables to the floor. Gaff tape is tougher and leaves no sticky residue. Jason Jason Stirnaman Biomedical Librarian,

[CODE4LIB] Library Digital Services Manager (Austin, Texas)

2010-03-26 Thread Tina Herman Buck
Library Digital Services Manager Scope: The Scarborough-Phillips Library at St. Edward's University seeks a creative, innovative individual to provide leadership in all things digital including but not limited to the library's web presence, digitization initiatives, integrated library systems,

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread Keith Jenkins
Who is presenting at the ducttape4lib conference this year? Keith On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Jason Stirnaman jstirna...@kumc.edu wrote: Oh, and please never use duck tape for stage applications like taping extension cords and mic cables to the floor. Gaff tape is tougher and leaves no

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)

2010-03-26 Thread William C Kurt
Lisp and Gaffer's tape are superior to all: elegant, clean, powerful, and in practice used by very few -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Simon Spero Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 6:49 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re:

[CODE4LIB] sendmail configuration

2010-03-26 Thread Junior Tidal
Hi all, I sent this to web4lib, but maybe someone on this list would have a solution? I don't know if anyone on this list can give me a hand, but I'm trying to configure sendmail on our library's LAMP server. I have to use a different IP address specifically used for outgoing email instead of

Re: [CODE4LIB] sendmail configuration

2010-03-26 Thread Francis Kayiwa
On 3/26/10 2:08 PM, Junior Tidal wrote: Hi all, I sent this to web4lib, but maybe someone on this list would have a solution? I don't know if anyone on this list can give me a hand, but I'm trying to configure sendmail on our library's LAMP server. I have to use a different IP address

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? [mailing list]

2010-03-26 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
If you are interested in participating in and/or planning for a Code4Lib Midwest regional meeting, then please subscribe to a newly formed Google Groups mailing list [1]. The tentatively scheduled Code4Lib Midwest regional meeting to take place the University of Notre Dame needs to be

Re: [CODE4LIB] sendmail configuration

2010-03-26 Thread Kyle Banerjee
I don't know if anyone on this list can give me a hand, but I'm trying to configure sendmail on our library's LAMP server. I have to use a different IP address specifically used for outgoing email instead of the box's IP. Does anyone know where/how I can configure this? I don't know how

[CODE4LIB] Sign up - Code4Lib North's First Meetup (May 6-7, Kingston Ontario)

2010-03-26 Thread Wendy Huot
Newly-formed Code4Lib North (Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA) is holding it's first regional meetup this May: Code4Lib North: First Meetup Thursday May 6 (afternoon/evening) - Friday May 7, 2010 (all day) Queen's University / Douglas Library Building Kingston, Ontario Free registration!

Re: [CODE4LIB] sendmail configuration

2010-03-26 Thread Thomas Bennett
I believe Francis led you down the right road. In the sendmail.mc file dnl # Uncomment and edit the following line if your outgoing mail needs to dnl # be sent out through an external mail server: dnl # dnl define(`SMART_HOST', `smtp.your.provider') dnl smtp.your.provider is the server that