[ale] [OT] Helping others learn C, D, X, Y, Z, EIEIO...

[Pete Hardie]

I agree - you are not a Real Programmer(tm) unless you understand grammars
and how to use them   LALR, LLR, SLR....ah the memories....

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hmm.  Maybe we could start an LOLCode project (
> http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004553.html ).
> Should be do-able with lex/yacc or flex/bison...
>
> Hey!  Now _there's_ a skill any Real Koder has to have -- How to Invent a
> Language.  I have some slight chops on flex/bison and am very interested in
> intermediate language tools.  A Real Programmer never writes more code than
> s/he absolutely has to.
>
> http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LazinessImpatienceHubris
>
>
>
> -- CHS
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Dec 15, 2015 9:07 AM, "Phil Turmel" <philip at turmel.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 12/15/2015 08:10 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> > > Yeah!
>> > >
>> > > 'Cause I can't present at every ALE Central meeting forever!  :-}
>> > >
>> > > All joking aside, this is what ALE has done loosely for 20 years; take
>> > > something you know or want to know and show it to or learn it with
>> > > others. ALE did this specifically with Atlanta Linux Showcase. This
>> is a
>> > > very good, on going process that ALE can do to organize itself around.
>> > > Maybe we can get to the level where we can get some big names
>> sponsored
>> > > for travel to Atlanta to speak or teach on a specific topic.
>> >
>> > I presented "Using C with PostgreSQL" at another meetup in September
>> > that could be repurposed.  I tried and failed to record it (audio
>> > problems) but the prepared material is posted on github:
>> >
>> > https://github.com/pturmel/pgtest
>> >
>> > I could present it again, adjusting the focus to spend more time on the
>> > C itself.  Including the *big* problem left in the examples for
>> > discussion purposes.
>> >
>> > January meeting?  February?  Not March, though.  Maybe after Leam et al
>> > get through the first course?
>> >
>>
>> February. I have the LVM presentation on January and the C group will be
>> halfway through. That's a good time for a really good, practical example.
>> > Phil
>> >
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