Hi Peter, Brilliant, This is more than what I'd hoped for. Much appreciated :)
Lyle Peter Haworth wrote: > > > On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:20:04 +0100, Lyle wrote: > > I was hoping I could get a little feedback on the content before it > > the first one goes out (later today) > > This might not be early enough, but here's my take: > > > > Software Programming > > > > A local programming group is offering schools and colleges, a free > > evening software programming course for their students. Details of > > which follow:- > > A free evening course for beginners in software programming is being > offered to local school and college students. > > ["Details ..." is superfluous] > > > > 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. > > > There are many different programming languages; some specially > designed writing for specific types of software, while others, like > Perl, can be applied to a broad range of software. High level > programming languages, such as Perl, are designed so that programs may > be easily read and written by humans. Such programs are then > translated by a compiler into the ones and zeroes which are understood > by computers. > > ["naught" is nothing, "nought" is zero, and "zero" sounds > better anyway] > > > Why is Perl a good first language? > > [It isn't, as Larry said: "Perl should only be studied as a second > language. A good first language would be English."] > > Why is Perl a good first programming language? > > > > Although many people find Perl is the only programming language > > they need. > > However, many people ... > > > The webs most popular film and movie site is powered by Perl > > http://www.imdb.com/ > > The web's ... > > > Jobs as programmers > > > > Programming isn't easy, it requires a lot of practice and skill. > > s/,/;/ > > > Employers seeking software developers most often test a programmers > > "test a programmer's" or "test programmers'". "most" is superfluous. > > > > 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. > > ... save output to disk or display it to the user. > > [You probably also need to mention something else, as that's not very > inspiring on its own. Do you include any web stuff? Are any of the > programs interesting in their own right, such as simple games > (hangman, the animal guessing game)?] > > > > Most importantly, the course aims to show students how they can > > teach themselves further programming skills. > > [well worth mentioning] > > > > 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 > > [Either "mongers" or "mungers", please; I don't like "m[ou]ngers" > much at the best of times, but I really hate the idea of coining > "moungers" from it] > > > > promote Perl as a programming language and bring new blood to the > > useful language [you can't deny that it's a programming language] > > > language. After all the beginners of today are the gurus of > > tomorrow. > > After all, the beginners ... > > > The course is only available to teenagers (ages 13 to 19). > > Considering > > The course is available to students in Key Stages 4 and 5. [Try not to > sound too lecherous, and don't put absolute bounds on the range with > "only" and specific ages] > > > 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 > > ... country, giving ... > > > financial backgrounds the chance to catch the programming bug. > > > > > > Who are Perl Moungers? > > Mongers > > > Perl moungers are social groups of Perl programmers. The local > > group is > > [mongers aren't groups; they're people who *may* be members of groups] > > Perl Monger groups provide arenas in which Perl programmers may > communicate both socially and on technical matters, and usually serve > specific geographical regions. > > > Bristol and Bath Perl Moungers ran by Lyle Hopkins. They hold > > regular > > ... Mongers, run by ... > > -- > Peter Haworth [email protected] > "I couldn't even find anything to read. The hotel shop > only had two decent books, and I'd written both of them." > -- Douglas Adams, the Salmon of Doubt > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This email (and attachments) are confidential and intended for the > addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient please notify > the sender, delete any copies and do not take action in reliance on > it. Any views expressed are the author's and do not represent those of > IOP, except where specifically stated. 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