[wplug] Coding

[Greg Simkins biz]

Why don't you read Linus Torvald's autobiography?  That should give  
you some inspiration.  I found it a very fun book.

http://www.amazon.com/Just-Fun-Story-Accidental-Revolutionary/dp/0066620732/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237340731&sr=1-1

Greg


On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:39 PM, George Larson wrote:

> Hello everybody!
>
> So, I've been (more or less) in IT fields for so long as I've been  
> employed.  Most recently, I worked for Sony where I developed using  
> primarily .NET and now I'm coding PHP in a LAMP environment.
>
> Yesterday my 11 year old son, interested in ole' dad's work, asked  
> about learning to code.  It is, of course, great that he is  
> interested.  Conversely, I have no clue where to begin.
>
> I'm figuring that we should attend the next WPLUG meeting (if 11  
> year olds are welcome -- I'll check) but does anybody have any  
> suggestions on where to start?  When I was his age, I had C-64 and I  
> typed program listings out of magazines.  I know that MS recently  
> released a beginner's version of VB but I'd rather get him pointed  
> in a FOSS direction.  He loves Ubuntu.  We haven't tried Edubuntu yet.
>
> Advice??
>
> Thanks!
> G
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