[ale] Programming language groups in ATL

[Chris Fowler]

Chris Kleeschulte wrote:
> I know this is a linux related group, but I prefer linux people to 
> windows types when it comes to programming languages. I have recently 
> become keenly interested in the Erlang programming language. I can't 
> seem to find a local ATL group for this. If anyone is interested in 
> Erlang or functional programming in general. Can you guide me as to 
> where to go for local groups? I suspect that there are some Lisp 
> programmers out there that can help.
>

There is a lot of text on the Internet on the difference between a 
Windows programmer and a UNIX programmer.   I have one generalization 
that I think fits the most.

The UNIX programmer will write a program to work on the CLI first.  Then 
that programmer will develop a GUI that executes the CLI program.  We 
see this often in Linux.

The Windows programmer will design the GUI first.  There will be forms 
and buttons with no code behind them.  After the design is mostly done 
that same programmer will start writing the real code that does real work.