Alan Bourke wrote: > > On Mon, 18 May 2009 07:59 -0400, "Ted Roche" <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:09 AM, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> If you ever decide to learn Python or Ruby I would definitely start on >>> *nix. >> That's interesting. Why do you make that recommendation? > > In general it seems to me that those languages and complementary > technology like wxPython, SQLAlchemy, Rails and what have you are all > primarily developed on Linux themselves, so the bulk of the examples and > documentation is Linux-centric. > > In my own case I found that I need something concrete to work on when > going down the road of becoming proficient in Linux, and the steps > needed to just getting those development tools, database servers and so > on up and running provided very good hands-on experience. So I was also > suggesting that this may also be a good approach for someone else. If > you're traditionally a Windows developer and decide to do cross-platform > development, to my mind it's more valuable to take the plunge and start > it on a platform you're not familiar with, thus killing two birds with > one stone.
Linux is really built for developers. There are all kinds of tools already there. The terminal doesn't suck like the Windows terminal does. The *nix philosophy of having lots of small tools that do one thing really well really shines. Yes, take the plunge. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
