programming is fun + an intro to free software
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This presentation was presented at MES College of Engineering on July 15 2011. The presentation was started with an SMS trigger from audience to add more fun :)TRANSCRIPT
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Welcome!
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A question!
What's the block diagram of a computer?!
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Input Process Output
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No!
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Input Fun! Output
Yes, It's fun to code! Let's see how!
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It is..
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What do we need?
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What do we need?
✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!
What do we need?
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What do we need?
✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!
What do we need?
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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE
What do we need?
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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE✔ Understanding about a Version Control
System
What do we need?
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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE✔ Understanding about a Version Control
System✔ A scripting language – To get things done
quickly
What do we need?
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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE✔ Understanding about a Version Control
System✔ A scripting language – To get things done
quickly✔ A ready mind!
What do we need?
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Because,– Smart developers prefer email to IM– They are busy, as you are– More easy to manage / save and index
Why email and not IM?
For easiness, use an email client, like– Thunderbird - Easy to use and manage– Mutt - If you love terminal. More powerful!
Why email and not IM?
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Believe me, Language doesn't matter!
Best Programming Language
Best Programming Language
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Big No!
Should I wait to learn completely?
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Why email and not IM?
Languages for quick start
– Easy to learn– Rapid development– Beautiful code– Documentations:
• http://docs.python.org/tutorial/• http://diveintopython.org• http://learnpythonthehardway.org
Python
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Why email and not IM?
Some projects written in python
– Deluge, A BitTorrent client– Yum, Fedora's package manager– SMC's Language processing tools– Bazaar, Version Control System– Django, Web framework– PiTiVi, A video editor– Ubuntu Software centre– Gwibber– Google, Youtube and other big companies use
python– Goolge App Engine
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Why email and not IM?
Languages for quick start
– We've already started learning languages– Powerful and fast– Lots of projects to get involved– Documentations:
• Think in C++: http://is.gd/P2tZOn• C Programming Language : K & R
C / C++
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Why email and not IM?
Some projects written in C/C++
– Linux Kernel– Git, Version Control System– Gimp– Mysql– Apache and many other server software– GNOME– KDE– Webkit, Layout engine to render web pages– Blender, 3D Animation software
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✔ Revision control✔ Easy collaboration ✔ Most of the open source projects use a certain
version control system, such as git, svn, bzr or cvs
✔ Github – Social coding
Why Version Control Systems?
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Use Modify Upload/Share
How to get involved?
Peer review
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Why Free Software?
– Student friendly– More opportunities– Good community, Good people– Motivation from like minded people– Mutual learning– Interesting projects– And of course, lots of fun :)
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Lots of projects!
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http://smc.org.in
http://silpa.org.in
SMC and Silpa
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Hands on!
✔ diff and patch ✔ cscope✔ Downloading source (Geany)✔ Configuring ✔ Installing deps✔ Compiling✔ Installing✔ Modiying✔ Recompiling
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What we should do
Get involved!
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What we should do
Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you
feel
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What we should do
Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you
feelRead good books
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What we should do
Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you
feelRead good books
Share!
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What we should do
Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you
feelRead good books
Share!Let's build it together,For fun and to learn!
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Questions
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Thank you!
Ershad K | [email protected] | ershadk.wordpress.com | github.com/ershad