I also liked the idea of a short program written in each language, all doing the same thing, as a point of comparison.
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:41:27+1300 Paul<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think we should teach users how to program , that would take > to long, maybe have a special learn-Python-or-Perl-or-Bash for an > afternoon sometime but learning a language is time consuming and I > would think that people learn at different speeds and there are heaps > of tutorials on the net. > > I agree with Nick Rout, 20 mins may be better than 5 and a summery of > the rest would be good. I could probably talk for 1/2 hour (maybe > more) on Python but I would bore anyone who hasn't ever programmed > before. > > I propose that 10 - 15 mins is spend on the overview of the languages > eg. for Python - modules available, functionality, 3rd party modules, > documentation, speed, ease of use, portability etc. and 5 -10 mins on > the technical aspects such as OOP, JPython, syntax, extensions, aimed > at those who already know a programming language, but not to long so > that newbies get bored. > > On Friday 22 November 2002 09:42 am, Paul wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have an idea for a CLUG meeting. I would be a great help to people > > who have just started linux to get an brief overview of the > > different scripting languages, the advantages and disadvantages. I > > would be more than happy to talk on python. Maybe others could talk > > on Shell Scripting, Perl, Ruby, Awk, Tcl/Tk and any others. > > > > When I started Linux I had to do quite a bit of research till I > > decided to learn perl, then I decided that it was was probably about > > as easy to decrypt DES (in your head) than to read a lot of the perl > > scripts I found on the net. I then learnt python. > > > > Just an idea, > > > > -Paul > >
