David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> writes:
> This is why I stopped using package managers, they never worked, and
> compiling it was easier.
Is your nickname on IRC this evening going to be "flamebait"? ;-)
Debian's package manager does work and it's actually quite easy to
build your own packages using deb-make, debuild and cursory glances at
the manual. Since discovering apt-get source and debuild binary, I've
not missed anything from the "build it yourself" side of things.
> I still think taking a copy of K&R and reading it cover to cover would
> be a good move.
Sussman and Steele!
> Most languages are very similiar, they all have
> sequence selection and interation, and C is quite easy to learn.
Functions, recursion, closures, continuations. Why do you need
iteration anyway?
> What would people consider as an alternative to PHP?
PHP's actually quite good at what it's good at. It is not a good tool
for building large web-based applications, though.
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MJR