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18y ago
regarding side-1: I started out as a windows user using pirated copies in india... this discouraged me from using linux for quite some time, as we used to have phone modems and bandwidth was pathetic... one day i got a mandrake linux cd wi
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19y ago
My personal experience has been that I am much more productive when programming in python. More gets done easily, and the code is very readable. However, I realised this only after I had spent order of magnitude more time on doing the same
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19y ago
Yes, I am in complete agreement with you. Which is why I suggested C. You only realise the huge productivity jump when you first program a small application in C and then do the same thing in Python / <your favourite language here>.
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19y ago
The 'C' Programming Language. if you do not like C programming, "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python" to learn python. available for free on the net
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19y ago
you'll probably lose your job to a teeny-bopper who will work for a pittance and longer hours than you might - would you like that? the industry is ruthless - either you keep your skills top-level or you become unemployable - especially in