[FOSS-Nepal] Re: Programming Session in Biratnagar

[Prasanna Gautam]

Prahmod wrote:
> we are planning to go for completely programming session like c/c
> ++,mono. planning to go for kernel also.but there is still a long way to
> go.i have gone through the kernel tutorials but going practical is still
> there.
> 		tusar have got ideas regarding kernel. lets hope for the best. kunnai
> helpful tutorials cha bhane why don't u guys post.
>
>   
Taking to kernel in an introductory programming class might be
overwhelming... esp with all the things that you have managed to squeeze
in there. The best you can do to make everyone understand IMO is do a
menuconfig and compile.. or add some syscall, which I feel is gimmicky
at best and not really effective for learning in an introductory course.
I'd prefer teaching some debugging tools like gdb.. Learning gdb would
benefit the programmers in day to day life. Most of us don't really need
to compile kernels on a regular basis but living without gdb (and
emacs/eclipse depending on mood) is unimaginable as a programmer.
There are some catches when compiling with gcc, even setting java
classpaths might be confusing sometimes, it might be whole lot better to
go over those things that the developers would do on a day to day basis
and will benefit them in their works.

> On Sat, 2008-07-26 at 13:03 -0400, Prasanna Gautam wrote:
>   
>> I'd go with eclipse as IDE... and using emonic for mono.. that way
>> people would just need to learn one IDE and can use it for any other
>> languages. Also, if they use eclipse, they'll be fine with any OS...
>> and the transition will be smooth when they switch over to linux. When
>> IDEs come up... how about emacs.. hehe or vim? They are still rather
>> useful for programming. 
>> Also, are you going over tools like make and ant? Do have some extra
>> stuffs (in USB or a CD) to go over later... maybe some ebooks or
>> tutorials compilations.
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 1:29 AM, Bipin Gautam <bipin.gautam at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>         
>>         6. basics on python /perl /php /mysql programming (take ebooks
>>         with
>>         you and ask the participants to bring pen drive)
>>         -1 hours
>>         
>>         7. Basic socket programming using python? -30 min
>>         
>>         8. Using Mono as IDE in Linux
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>>         On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Phantom <tneupaney at gmail.com>
>>         wrote:
>>         >
>>         > Dear Frns,
>>         >
>>         > Prahmod is organizing a session in Biratnagar that would
>>         basically be
>>         > about Programming in Linux.
>>         >
>>         > The topics would be:
>>         >
>>         > 1. Compiling Java/C/C++ in Linux using gcc, g++, javac
>>         > 2. Creating simple shell scripts
>>         > 3. LTSP Demo
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>> Prasanna Gautam
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