Great idea! When is the next LUG meetup? Physical meetups occassion show-n-tell sessions that can take anyone a long way in coding life On 18 Jan 2012 11:42, "Robert Muwanga" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> >> 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. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: 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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