what language?
From what I can gather, most projects are either C or Python (correct me if
I'm wrong), so these 2.
i think most of the code has been written in C/C++. python? hm, i think this is just for some install/setup tools. applications written in python is very rare. i havent seen them "in the wild" :)
i have no idea what language is used most of the time, but my guess is (as noted above) C/C++.
what experience do you have?
Programing at Uni. Mostly in OO using C++, Java, VB, Delphi and Eiffel. A little bit of procedural stuff in C and Basic, and a little Unix scripting.
my suggestion to start programming and to contribute: use your apps as usuall and if you have an idea to improve an app (eg missing feature or problem which can be tracked down), feel free to change/enhance the code and send a patch. this will help u to get a feeling how "the community" works.
and a suggestion for a book: i have no definitive answer because i learned C with K&H and C++ with the stroustrup (is this correct?! difficult name!). but this is ages ago. so there is - i am sure - a better way to learn C, C++, and python.
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