http://stevezeidner.com/languages Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://stevezeidner.com/languages#comment-341 Stephen Zeidner Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:38 +0000 http://stevezeidner.com/?p=492#comment-341 Matthew...yes, it helps with motivation to learn a language if there is an existing project you can use it with. I agree as well that PHP has more widespread support with many of the hosting services which is one reason I have always used it in the past. Matthew…yes, it helps with motivation to learn a language if there is an existing project you can use it with. I agree as well that PHP has more widespread support with many of the hosting services which is one reason I have always used it in the past.

]]> http://stevezeidner.com/languages#comment-340 Steve Z Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:02:29 +0000 http://stevezeidner.com/?p=492#comment-340 Randal, I will definitely take your suggestion about learning Smalltalk - I hear you talking about it a lot on FLOSS =). Keep up the good work on the show! Randal, I will definitely take your suggestion about learning Smalltalk – I hear you talking about it a lot on FLOSS =). Keep up the good work on the show!

]]> http://stevezeidner.com/languages#comment-339 Randal L. Schwartz Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:46:52 +0000 http://stevezeidner.com/?p=492#comment-339 If you want to learn Object-Oriented programming better, you should really start with Smalltalk. Then, you'll have good foundational theory and practice before jumping into hybrid languages like Python or Perl or Ruby. If you want to learn Object-Oriented programming better, you should really start with Smalltalk. Then, you’ll have good foundational theory and practice before jumping into hybrid languages like Python or Perl or Ruby.

]]> http://stevezeidner.com/languages#comment-338 matthew Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:39:29 +0000 http://stevezeidner.com/?p=492#comment-338 Python is a language that I'd love to learn well, but I've never really had a good motivating reason to break down and do it. On the other hand there seems to be a little bit broader support and compatibility for PHP (at least with regards to web programming) and PHP 5 (especially 5.3) can now do many of the cooler things that made python intriguing. Python is a language that I’d love to learn well, but I’ve never really had a good motivating reason to break down and do it. On the other hand there seems to be a little bit broader support and compatibility for PHP (at least with regards to web programming) and PHP 5 (especially 5.3) can now do many of the cooler things that made python intriguing.

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