On 27/07/11 06:54, Lepczyk, Timothy wrote:
Hi All,
I work in a digital library and am transitioning to something more like a
programmer and less like a librarian. My strengths are in xslt and unix, but
I've been working some with php and ruby on rails. I'm trying to learn as much
as I can,
There are still plenty of opportunities for Cobol coders, but I
wouldn't recommend that either.
I would recommend that you take a course that concentrates on the
fundamentals of modern programming and uses a modern language. I like
writing in languages that let you write clean code and be as objec
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 20:40, Gabriel Farrell wrote:
> If the textbook is K&R, take the class.
>
And if the professor is G&R, bang your head.
If the textbook is K&R, take the class.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Lepczyk, Timothy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I work in a digital library and am transitioning to something more like a
> programmer and less like a librarian. My strengths are in xslt and unix, but
> I've been working some with
Quick side note -- there are still job opportunities for C developers as C
seems to still be the language of choice in the microprocessor/microdevice
world (think gas pumps, vending machines, coffee pots, etc). So, while job
opportunities in the library world for C programmers may be limited, C
The Talis day was useful and helpfully blogged by Owen Stephens
http://ow.ly/5FlQe
I'm pulling together a list (for the ukdiscovery initiative
http://www.discovery.ac.uk/ ) of non UK open AND linked *META* data
initiatives in the Libraries Museums and Archives (LAM) domain, Is there a
list out the
I think that by taking the C class, it will start you on a long road
towards programming - some of the topics you may encounter may not be
immediately applicable to your RoR or PHP learning experiences, but it
should provide you a nice foundation in problem solving (from a
programming perspective)
On Jul 26, 2011, at 3:31 PM, Lepczyk, Timothy wrote:
> Thanks everyone. The reasons I thought of taking the C course is a) it's
> free, b) concepts might be transferrable to other languages. I may continue
> to focus on Ruby on Rails.
Before everyone manages to scare you away from learning C
Thanks everyone. The reasons I thought of taking the C course is a) it's free,
b) concepts might be transferrable to other languages. I may continue to focus
on Ruby on Rails.
Tim Lepczyk
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Genny
Great questions, Lori. Thanks for prompting these clarifications.
We're using Drupal as a foundation and are going to be contracting with a
Drupal developer to integrate existing Drupal modules with any custom field
design, taxonomy creation, and plug-in development required to meet the goals.
When I was in library school, the programming classes there were in C (this was
quite a while ago!). I've found it actually quite useful to have that
background when learning things like JavaScript, PHP, and even VB. They all
build on the concepts I originally learned from C. [Note: this does
Tim,
One addendum to what I said - I am totally not opposed to classes in general
- I think that getting some direct programming education is a plus for
almost anyone. I'm just saying that if there's a class in one of the
languages you're going to be working with, it might be more directly
helpfu
Tim-
As someone who learned to program by myself, I found taking a similar class
very helpful (my circumstances sound the same as yours, except in my case the
language was Java). It gave me a good foundation to learn new languages, new
technologies, etc. The general approach and concepts will
It kind of depends on what you want to do. If you're going to stick with
web programming, I'm not sure C is very practical, but it will give you
exposure to concepts that may give you a better theoretical understanding of
programming and computer science concepts overall. If you want to get into
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 01:54:36PM -0500, Lepczyk, Timothy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I work in a digital library and am transitioning to something more like a
> programmer and less like a librarian. My strengths are in xslt and unix, but
> I've been working some with php and ruby on rails. I'm tryi
If you're looking to do web programming, C is probably not going to directly
benefit you - it's not that it's a bad language to learn, or that it doesn't
have uses, but you'd probably be better off trying to improve your PHP or
RoR skills.
That being said, if you need to get lower-level knowledge
Hi All,
I work in a digital library and am transitioning to something more like a
programmer and less like a librarian. My strengths are in xslt and unix, but
I've been working some with php and ruby on rails. I'm trying to learn as much
as I can, and am considering enrolling in an intro to C
I used CollectiveAccess a long time ago when it was called OpenCollection. I'm
not familiar with all the particulars, but I know there were conflicts between
some of the grant partners and the contracted software developer, which I guess
resulted in a parting of ways and both groups dropping th
Fantastic news Mark! Congrats etc.!
Tod Robbins
MLIS '12
Information School
University of Washington
Would be interesting to see how code from http://www.collectiveaccess.org/
could fit in as well.
CollectiveAccess has a modern code base along with lucene integration, and
various XML export options.
Juan Madrigal
Web Developer
Web and Emerging Technologies
University of Miami
Richter Library
New York University Libraries, in partnership with UC San Diego Libraries
and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Libraries, has been
awarded a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to lead a partnership
in developing the software that integrates the Archivists' Toolkit (AT) and
Ar
The one-day mini-conference event planned for October has been POSTPONED
to a Spring 2012 date TBD, for lack of time to organize.
We will hold a regular meeting on the date announced earlier, Monday
Oct. 3, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at:
METRO Training Center
57 E 11th Street
New York, NY
T
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