[chirp_users] Learning perl
*I think I read Chirp is written in Perl....I'm wanting to learn but I'm not a good self study. Any ideas? Friendly forums? **Alvin Koffman **When thou goest ... altogether on a smoke.. Let the heavens be glad Exodus 4:21;19:18; 1 Chr 16;31 KJV*
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 14:15, Alvin Koffman ka9qlq@gmail.com wrote:
I think I read Chirp is written in Perl....I'm wanting to learn but I'm not a good self study. Any ideas? Friendly forums? Alvin Koffman
Chirp is written in Python. Python is pretty easy to pick up if you are already familiar with other programming languages (it's easy to read). Whether or not you've programmed before, this is a good resource:
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/
Tom KD7LXL
On 4/10/2012 4:15 PM, Alvin Koffman wrote:
*I think I read Chirp is written in Perl....I'm wanting to learn but I'm not a good self study. Any ideas? Friendly forums?
There are lots of resources out there for learning Python.
You didn't mention if you have programming experience in other languages.
I've heard a number of good things about the book,
"Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners",
http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/19339884...
It's a python specific intro to programming.
There are also free video resources such as this Google Python class which was developed by a Stanford professor:
"Welcome to Google's Python Class -- this is a free class for people with a little bit of programming experience who want to learn Python. The class includes written materials, lecture videos, and lots of code exercises to practice Python coding."
*Thanks for the links. I'm always confusing the name Perl and Python.* *I've used yabasic for a few parsing programs because it's so simple even I can "get" it, and the Yab forum is really friendly and nice. I just don't do good with self study books, to easy to get frustrated and give up. I'll look at the Google link though. **Alvin Koffman **When thou goest ... altogether on a smoke.. Let the heavens be glad Exodus 4:21;19:18; 1 Chr 16;31 KJV*
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Robert Terzi rct@r-t.org wrote:
On 4/10/2012 4:15 PM, Alvin Koffman wrote:
*I think I read Chirp is written in Perl....I'm wanting to learn but I'm
not a good self study. Any ideas? Friendly forums?
There are lots of resources out there for learning Python.
You didn't mention if you have programming experience in other languages.
I've heard a number of good things about the book,
"Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners",
http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/19339884...
It's a python specific intro to programming.
There are also free video resources such as this Google Python class which was developed by a Stanford professor:
"Welcome to Google's Python Class -- this is a free class for people with a little bit of programming experience who want to learn Python. The class includes written materials, lecture videos, and lots of code exercises to practice Python coding."
http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/
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On 4/10/2012 7:31 PM, Alvin Koffman wrote:
I just don't do good with self study books, to easy to get frustrated and give up.
I know this is a bit off topic, but I feel I should point out:
- A free on-line Computer Science 101 class, starting April 23,
https://www.coursera.org/course/cs101
(It doesn't use Python, it covers the basics and is taught by the same professor that developed the google python class)
- The large, free on-line classes are run around a forum that provide help and interaction.
This blog entry by one of the professors talks about the experience
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~widom/SigmodBlog/
Finally, you may want to check Python.org for communities to get involved with:
Hope This Helps, --Rob
*Will do. Thanks **Alvin Koffman **When thou goest ... altogether on a smoke.. Let the heavens be glad Exodus 4:21;19:18; 1 Chr 16;31 KJV*
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Robert Terzi rct@r-t.org wrote:
On 4/10/2012 7:31 PM, Alvin Koffman wrote:
I just don't do good with self study books, to easy to get frustrated
and give up.
I know this is a bit off topic, but I feel I should point out:
A free on-line Computer Science 101 class, starting April 23,
https://www.coursera.org/course/cs101
(It doesn't use Python, it covers the basics and is taught by the same
professor that developed the google python class)
- The large, free on-line classes are run around a forum that provide help
and interaction.
This blog entry by one of the professors talks about the experience
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~widom/SigmodBlog/Finally, you may want to check Python.org for communities to get involved with:
http://python.org/community/Hope This Helps, --Rob
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