When I started a while ago before actually starting python and raking my brain out on project euler, I started with a simple scripting language called AutoHotKey for Windows (any).
It is extremely easy and took next to no time to learn. It helped me get my head around programming rather than throwing someone in the deep end.
This is just as bad as the comparision they had for ubuntu vs. windows, saying that windows cost less; while deliberately choosing the most expensive options for ubuntu.
But this one is more to do with configurably for the sys admin I think. Still a festering pile of crap; main example being that in all standised tests I've run for chrome, IE8 and firefox IE8 was always last, no matter what the test. Chrome was the fastest for rending most webpages, especially JavaScript and firefox was a close second. So this just doesn't make any sense at all.
Just started with Ubuntu 7.10 when 8.04 was a few months into beta and loved the whole build you're own operating system thing. But it was hell getting everything to work with nothing but google and some outdated blogging websites to help.
In the end I've been using Ubuntu since then even managed to make an ubuntu server that worked inside the college WIndows XP servers, with the help the techs their. Everyone was booting either DSL or ubuntu off USB for the hell of it for a while; mainly to play quake lol.
Well that was a while ago and now I'm back to using XP because of the current build of my comp won't work with any linux. Mobile Broadband ain't the hell I'd thought it would be and looking to get back to linux whenever possible and update this thing.
I'd honestly expect the standard bastardised version of other competitions software that is usually produces.
Their either heavy pot-smokers or just love being evil like google does.
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When I started a while ago before actually starting python and raking my brain out on project euler, I started with a simple scripting language called AutoHotKey for Windows (any). It is extremely easy and took next to no time to learn. It helped me get my head around programming rather than throwing someone in the deep end.
This is just as bad as the comparision they had for ubuntu vs. windows, saying that windows cost less; while deliberately choosing the most expensive options for ubuntu. But this one is more to do with configurably for the sys admin I think. Still a festering pile of crap; main example being that in all standised tests I've run for chrome, IE8 and firefox IE8 was always last, no matter what the test. Chrome was the fastest for rending most webpages, especially JavaScript and firefox was a close second. So this just doesn't make any sense at all.
Just started with Ubuntu 7.10 when 8.04 was a few months into beta and loved the whole build you're own operating system thing. But it was hell getting everything to work with nothing but google and some outdated blogging websites to help. In the end I've been using Ubuntu since then even managed to make an ubuntu server that worked inside the college WIndows XP servers, with the help the techs their. Everyone was booting either DSL or ubuntu off USB for the hell of it for a while; mainly to play quake lol. Well that was a while ago and now I'm back to using XP because of the current build of my comp won't work with any linux. Mobile Broadband ain't the hell I'd thought it would be and looking to get back to linux whenever possible and update this thing.
I'd honestly expect the standard bastardised version of other competitions software that is usually produces. Their either heavy pot-smokers or just love being evil like google does.
Sure, wireless is cool and all but having to configure those things over and over; better off having Ethernet as the standard at least as a fail-safe.