I didn't mean to suggest that you can't get help from SLUG. I recently got help here on a syntactical bash problem. But that help tends to be more of the type "I have this specific problem, what should I do?".
What I'm thinking of is more "Where the hell do I start with this!" or "What on earth do they mean by xxx?", which are easier solved by bouncing ideas around. That's not easy to do on a mailing list or irc. At least as importantly, a SIG can also be good motivation to keep going, especially for those who are not planning to do coding for a living. Sometimes I get the strong impression that most sluggers, though well intentioned, have forgotten what it's like not to know. It might possibly be why there is a problem with newbies at meetings. Meantime, I'm collecting names for anyone who wants to be part of a "Learn to code" SIG. regards, David. On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 18:45 +1000, nornagon wrote: > On 5/24/06, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > > Perhaps there is some interest in a SIG for newbie coders? So that we > > aren't intimidated by the bottomless talent of the sluggers? ;-) Perhaps > > even get some HELP ;-) > > > > Definitely important :) > > If you're looking for someone to help you, you can: > > * Hop on IRC, there are many coding channels - mostly on > irc.freenode.org. #perl, #php, #python, #ruby are all great places, > mostly :) > * Ask on the SLUG coders list. People will help you :) > * Come along to the next codefest. There will doubtless be someone > there who's willing to teach you almost any language. > > Good luck! -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
