> I've been strictly a web scripter with Perl and PHP and I am wanting to branch out...Anyhoo, recommendations are very appreciated.
this is probably more than you wanted to hear, but i sincerely believe this: i dont know what station in life you're at, but if it seems do-able, put your career on hold and i'd try to get into the hardest/best rated computer science 4 year program you can find in the country, that will accept you. take out a student loan if necessary. go pay your dues, invest in yourself. it's worth the time/money. if you are 'old' and going (back) to school is not something you can reasonably do, then go find some really smart people working on a really smart project and hope they let you do some menial related work - take a pay cut if you have to. surround yourself with people smarter than you and if necessary, get out of utah if it's required (but come back after you are done and help out around here!) again, pay your dues, invest in yourself. ymmv, Josh Coates www.jcoates.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Jensen Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Languages and Books I've been strictly a web scripter with Perl and PHP and I am wanting to branch out. I've seen you guys talk about all kinds of books and languages and so I am asking for a few recommendations and opinions. I took a C/C++ class 6 or 7 years ago and have been really thinking of resuming that so I can make some Windows/X-Windows apps. I'd rather learn on my own since my last C/C++ instructor was horrid. He was way too hard core nerd and loved math and Fortran. Out of 30+ students, 2 would pass his Intro class and that is because it was their 2nd or 3rd time through. He eventually had a nervous break down and they found him running around town naked and screaming incomprehensibly. So I am a little hesitant to go that route again. Anyhoo, recommendations are very appreciated. Eric .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `===================================' .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
