[ale] Any language (wuz: Assembly Language?)
Charles Shapiro
hooterpincher at gmail.com
Sat Oct 26 09:42:14 EDT 2013
Heh. I've maintained and installed some PHP applications, but it does NOT
appear on my resume. I didn't find it fun at all. Different strokes I
guess.
-- CHS
On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just skimmed it. Really, yeah, we can all probably write things about
> languages, both good and bad.
>
> As is, I'm sitting in a house with not a lot of heat, trying to move my
> career into being a programmer. PHP is fun, and I could use some fun.
> Shell, Python, and a smidgen of SQL and C are also in my skillset, but PHP
> is fun.
>
> By taking myself forward with what is fun I am more likely to succeed.
> Perfection is oft the enemy of success.
>
> Leam
>
>
>
> On 10/26/2013 09:23 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>
>> You've seen this (
>> http://me.veekun.com/blog/**2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-**bad-design/<http://me.veekun.com/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-design/> ), right?
>>
>> -- CHS
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com
>> <mailto:leamhall at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Ron, et al,
>>
>> I think the most motivating things about a language are the
>> community you associate with and the "fun" you find in the language.
>> Right now, PHP is the most "fun" for me so I am building my software
>> engineering skills with it. I want to learn, or re-learn, other
>> languages, but of the ones I know PHP is the most fun.
>>
>> That's a big decider for me. Then finding a community to have fun
>> with.
>>
>> Leam
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/2013 05:04 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>>
>> Hi Leam,
>>
>> Thanks for the offer of the book loan. Let me see if I get into
>> this with any depth before taking your book away from you.
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I wanted to thank you for all your comments on this thread.
>> I've read them all, and looked at the resources you listed.
>> The info is very cool. I've been meaning to reply with
>> further comments and questions. However, I've had almost no
>> mental or physical energy today. I'm not sure why. Hopefully,
>> whatever it is will go away and I'll be back in the groove
>> shortly.
>>
>> FYI, I found out that the book I mentioned, which claims to be
>> the most used in the world on the topic, is available online. I
>> looked at the printed copy at a book store, which is 700 pgs.
>> That is the "abridged" OS-neutral version. I guess the online
>> versions are OS-specific and longer.
>>
>> http://www.plantation-__**productions.com/Webster/www.__**
>> artofasm.com/index.html<http://www.plantation-__productions.com/Webster/www.__artofasm.com/index.html>
>> <http://www.plantation-**productions.com/Webster/www.**
>> artofasm.com/index.html<http://www.plantation-productions.com/Webster/www.artofasm.com/index.html>
>> >
>> http://www.plantation-__**productions.com/Webster<http://www.plantation-__productions.com/Webster>
>>
>> <http://www.plantation-**productions.com/Webster<http://www.plantation-productions.com/Webster>
>> >
>>
>> One thing that's bugging me, in all the resources mentioned, is
>> the apparent lack of linkage to the I/O of the pc, mainly the
>> graphical screen, the mouse, the hard drive, and the network
>> card. Some console I/O commands are mentioned, and appear to be
>> different in different references.
>>
>> More later when I have some more time and some more energy.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
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