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Developing for the Linux Desktop

Posted by michael on from the yearning-for-visual-basic dept.

Newsforge (part of the sinister OSDN keiretsu [?] ) has a nice story about getting starting developing for the GNU/Linux desktop. I'm not totally sure this is the best way to start (any guide that starts off "First, learn C++" is not optimal in my book...) but there are some good tips in there.

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  1. It does _not_ start out "learn c++" by khuber · · Score: 5

    Did michael read the article?

    She said learn C or C++, depending on whether
    you want to do Gnome or KDE programming. I think
    that is sound advice. Yes, there are bindings
    for other languages but I think you need to
    be able to comprehend the library source at
    least at some level.

    But she also emphasizes finding a project you
    like, reading documentation, starting off with
    simple examples and changes.

    I think encouraging people to go for it if
    they're interested is a good idea. Becoming
    a great programmer is hard, but you have to
    start somewhere and you can still contribute
    even if you're not a master.

    -Kevin