Hi Greg, Thanks for the input, great to see you on the list :)
Lyle Greg Marsh BIT Staff wrote: > Hi Lyle, > > Two things. > > It's noughts not naughts (or perhaps zeroes) and maybe you could mention > where the term moungers originates. > > cheers > Greg > > > Lyle wrote: > >> Hi All, >> I'm about to send this document out to some local schools I've made >> contact with. I was hoping I could get a little feedback on the content >> before it the first one goes out (later today). After all, as you >> already know my unglish eint grate :) >> >> >> Software Programming >> >> A local programming group is offering schools and colleges, a free >> evening software programming course for their students. Details of which >> follow:- >> >> >> What is software programming? >> >> It is the art of designing and writing computer programs, such as games, >> desktop applications and internet services. All the programs you see and >> use on your computer have been designed and coded by a programmer or >> team of programmers. >> >> >> What is Perl? >> >> Perl is a programming language. There are lots of different programming >> languages, some suited to making specific pieces of software, others can >> be applied to a broad range of applications. A programming language is >> designed to be human readable and writeable, it gets translated into the >> ones and naughts of machine code by a compiler. Perl is what's known as >> a high level language, meaning it's far away from coding in ones and >> naughts. >> >> >> Why is Perl a good first language? >> >> Perl borrows syntax and ways of doing things from older, lower level >> languages such as C, C++, Pascal and LISP. It has also greatly >> influenced newer languages such as PHP, Python, Ruby and JavaScript. >> This makes Perl an excellent entrance point into programming. Learning >> Perl makes it much easier to learn other languages in the future. >> Although many people find Perl is the only programming language they need. >> >> >> Some Perl examples >> >> The popular network game Frozen Bubble is made in Perl. >> http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ >> >> The most popular spam filtering software for internet servers is coded >> in Perl. >> http://spamassassin.apache.org/ >> >> The webs most popular film and movie site is powered by Perl >> http://www.imdb.com/ >> >> >> Jobs as programmers >> >> Programming isn't easy, it requires a lot of practice and skill. >> Employers seeking software developers most often test a programmers >> ability to write code and solve problems. Practical skills and >> experience are commonly valued more than computing qualifications. For >> many programming languages, such as Perl, there is no official >> certification. >> >> >> What does the course provide? >> >> The course teaches the basics of computer programming. How to create >> small programs in Perl that read input from the user and save things to >> disk. Most importantly, the course aims to show students how they can >> teach themselves further programming skills. >> >> >> How much do courses like this usually cost? >> >> Typical beginning Perl programming courses are 5 days long at a cost of >> around £2,000 per student. A google for "Perl programming course" brings >> up examples. >> >> >> Why is this course offered for free? >> >> Perl itself is open source and free to download. It's not a commercial >> product like Microsoft Windows. The local Perl moungers group wants to >> promote Perl as a programming language and bring new blood to the >> language. After all the beginners of today are the gurus of tomorrow. >> The course is only available to teenagers (ages 13 to 19). Considering >> the usually high cost of attending such a course, we hope this kind of >> scheme will be picked up all around the country. Giving students of all >> financial backgrounds the chance to catch the programming bug. >> >> >> Who are Perl Moungers? >> >> Perl moungers are social groups of Perl programmers. The local group is >> Bristol and Bath Perl Moungers ran by Lyle Hopkins. They hold regular >> meetings with conversations orientated around programming in general. >> Their web site can be found at http://perl.bristolbath.org >> >> >> Who is Lyle? >> >> Lyle is a self employed computer programmer, who has been developing >> Perl based internet applications for 10 years. He is the current >> Managing Director of Cosmic Networks Ltd, a software development >> company. He has a current enhanced disclosure CRB check. >> >> >> >> Lyle >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BristolBathPM mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.bristolbath.org/mailman/listinfo/bristolbathpm >> >> >> This incoming email to UWE has been independently scanned for viruses by >> McAfee anti-virus software and none were detected >> > > > > This email was independently scanned for viruses by McAfee anti-virus > software and none were found > > _______________________________________________ > BristolBathPM mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.bristolbath.org/mailman/listinfo/bristolbathpm > > _______________________________________________ BristolBathPM mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.bristolbath.org/mailman/listinfo/bristolbathpm
