Learning to Program I got a query from a new Linux user who wants to learn computer programming. Linux is an excellent choice for this, because there are a huge number of programming languages available for it....and all free. The risk is in becoming overwhelmed by the choices available.
There's a good chance that your Linux PC will have most of the following already installed. If not, they should be available from your repository. (Links are to Wikipedia.) http://www.goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php?item.608.2 Apropos the recent discussion. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */