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

Charles Shapiro hooterpincher at gmail.com
Tue Dec 15 09:29:54 EST 2015


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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