I belong to one but it is .Net I need to remember to talk to my co-founder about FOSS cause I think it is time we did a FOSS project (if only for the free github account). Ask your friend to contact me via email cause I can't talk about Microsoft here (am looking at you RM!!!)
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Muwanga Sent: 18 January 2012 11:42 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Learning and mastering programming/development the Open Source way... Hmm... thanks for the feedback. I will ask him to join the group. It would probably be a good idea as well since he might have more questions to ask. But for the sake of other members who are probably interested in the same question, are there any local groups/chapters that have programming "communions" ? :) On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: If he has Java skills and/or experience he should google and join a project called Elimu. I hate Java with a passion myself but I am enjoying working with these guys and learning a lot about (the tyranny of) group development, and working on enterprise level foss. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Muwanga Sent: 18 January 2012 11:16 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: [LUG] Learning and mastering programming/development the Open Source way... Hi guys, I have a colleague who is working but wants to shift his career towards software development. Even though he did do computer science degree and loved programming, he kinda side-stepped from that career. He still does programming though, but not really full-fledged development, just like solving those programming competition problems from time to time, nothing full-fledged so he still has relatively strong programming skills but not necessarily development skills. What he wants to do is take it to the next level. A lot of people say "read books", "watch those MIT videos", etc., which honestly is all well and good, but nothing beats hands-on, group development (part-time, or slow paced at least for now), which is very well enshrined in the open source community. To cut a long story short, he wants to get onto such a project but doesn't know where to start or how to get on-board, and, like I said, his programming is relatively good but he doesn't know how to use development tools like debuggers or software repositories like git/subversion. So, if we take him as a beginning and budding developer, what advise can you give to such an individual? _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug <http://linux.or.ug/> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
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