Been down that road and just gave up! Would love to awaken my inner coding demons so I guess a session as regards this during the next meet up is more than welcome.
:) Sent from my iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:09 PM, "Jake Markhus" <[email protected]> wrote: > A reputation for being well trained, in many many numbers and highly > (competitively) skilled. You also need an IT conducive > country (does anyone at LUG work for Umeme?) with good (cheap and reliable) > internal as well as external communications infrastructure. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 18 January 2012 12:55 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] Learning and mastering programming/development the Open > Source way... > > Better hurry up and make yourselves a reputation, then. :) > > Robert Muwanga <[email protected]> wrote: > The English barrier problem may soon not be a problem anymore with regards to > China at least > http://abcnews.go.com/WN/China/china-pushes-english-language/story?id=12154435 > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:25 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > At least over China you have the advantage that many (most?) of you are > native readers and writers of English. This is good for customer contact, > since many customers feel uncomfortable if there is a language barrier. > > > Robert Muwanga <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Jake. Will ask him to contact you for info. > And a LUG meetup with this as a topic would be good. Would love to learn to > better hone at my own skills and hear other people's experiences in the > coding world. One thing I think that discourages a lot of potential > programmers as a career is the thought of China and India (no offense if > anyone here is from either countries) taking most of the jobs through > outsourcing, but its still interesting to note that there are still many > rather successful individuals even locally who are still in the profession. > Would be nice to hear their thoughts and how they stay in the game. > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The next LUG is when you organise it. This sounds like a great subject. > > On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:52:30 AM Bernard Adongo wrote: > > 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). 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