I can do a talk on PHP as a shell type scripting language as well as python. I think if we did say 5 + mins per language giving, as I said, a nice brief outline of it strengths and weaknesses it would be good. Now... the "core groups' " approval?
-Paul On Thursday 21 November 2002 05:53 pm, Paul wrote: > Like I said "brief". Unlike windows you, need to at least have some idea of > a scripting language to take full advantage of linux (in my humble opinion) > > On Thursday 21 November 2002 05:45 pm, Mahesh De Silva wrote: > > Hey all.. > > > > Are we at risk of scaring off a lot newbies? > > > > Good topic idea tho.. just need to keep it to a > > overview tho... IMHO. > > > > Mahesh > > > > > On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Paul wrote: > > > > Maybe others could talk on Shell Scripting, Perl, > > > > > > Ruby, Awk, > > > > > > > Tcl/Tk and any others. > > > > > > I can talk on Bash/Perl/Ruby/Awk/Guile if you want. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > John Carter Phone : > > > (64)(3) 358 6639 > > > Tait Electronics Fax : > > > (64)(3) 359 4632 > > > PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > New Zealand > > > > > > Good Ideas: > > > Ruby - http://www.ruby-lang-org - > > > The best of perl,python,scheme without the pain. > > > Valgrind - > > > http://developer.kde.org/~sewardj/ - memory debugger > > > for x86-GNU/Linux > > > Free your books - http://www.bookcrossing.com > > > > ===== > > For Linux CD's check out http://www.xsolutions.co.nz > > > > http://www.yahoo.promo.com.au/hint/ - Yahoo! Hint Dropper > > - Avoid getting hideous gifts this Christmas with Yahoo! Hint Dropper!
