Dear Cavin, you are aware that when you modify Drupal Core, Dries kills a cute little kitten?
http://brianshumate.com/2010/12/19/dont-hack-drupal-core-wallpaper/ Hope to see some of your modules on drupal.org someday. rgds, reinier > Not entirely true, just 1 example for u > I deployed open atrium(Drupal distro for project management) for a client > However it only met 20% of the clients requirements > > So I had to get my hands dirty, I think I ended up with 4 custom modules, and modify the core > > One of the hacks was the case tracker module, which allows u to assign, cases to users > > Problem was Each user within a group, could see cases not assigned to them > > Very few open source projects, can meet the unique requirements for a project, u can modify them, but this doesn't translate to a need for the community, U can submit contributions which meet universal needs, > > > > > > On Sep 3, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Jason Tumusiime <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can i start there? > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > > The user comments are more useful, than the post, > > > > > > On the whole i disagree. Maybe apart of this one: > > The title of the article is ’10 ways to improve your programming skills’. > > > > Copypasta will get things done faster, but it will not improve your skill as a programmer. > > > > > > one that stood for me was > > > > a) write a programming language > > > > No doubt. Just another great addition. > > > > > > Lets see if i can add to this list > > > > b) Its a bad idea to think u know programming, chances are the clown next to you knows much more than u do > > > > Definitely bad idea! You know why? Because you don't have to "think" you are good as you can measure how and > > quantitatively know how good you are. So you don't have to take chances on the clown next to you. > > > > c) modify free/ open source software > > > > Wait. I thought a PROGRAMMER joins open source projects to contribute and by modifying the software. > > > > d) A former Prof, once said its not how much programming you know, but how good you are at solving problems > > > > It depends on what he meant by "how much programming you know". Plus; don't you become a good problem solver > > by solving problems? See reading 4 in the article. This is not an addition. > > > > e) share your code > > > > How do you share your code if you don't use open source projects? Or did you mean "Don't be selfish." as you could be > > hiding worthless ideologies or whatever. > > > > can i stop here > > > > If you have nothing more helpful to add. Please. > > > > _________________________________________ > > > > Abuse a man > > Abuse his girlfriend > > Never abuse his code (In the bible there is 1 sin, that is unforgivable, same stuff here) > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. > -- rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 758 801 749 www.mountbatten.net http://twitter.com/batje http://twitter.com/mapuganda _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
