--- MJ Ray markj@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
David Freeman david_freeman@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"? ;-)
Why the future tence? its always "flamebait", or maybe just troll :o)
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.
Rewritting the code so it does what you want?
I still think taking a copy of K&R and reading it cover to cover
would
be a good move.
Sussman and Steele!
???????????
I would also recommend Code complete by Steve McConnel, even if it is from the MS press!
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?
No, a computer language doesn't need all of these, and some don't. BUT ALL languages need S/S/I.
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.
And whats it good at? other than putting people off?
Why were at it why don't we stop talking B******* and suggest LISP?
Or maybe for the really masochistic, 68K assembler :o) or maybe fortrash?
Thanks
D
-- MJR
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