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Re: Free Programming Ebooks

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Post by kafkaesque »

telemachos wrote: post #6
joshmanders wrote: post #2

Thanks, Diving into Python and Mastering Node are two good ones for me.

Mastering Node doesn't seem to have been updated in some time, and the author is now co-writing a book for Manning Press.[1] (It's available for pre-release as a pdf there.) He may still release it on the Mastering Node site later, but for now that site seems quiet. [1] http://www.manning.com/cantelon/

Sorry, I don't mean to get off-topic, but I want to start learning Python, but I'm on a Windows machine. Should I work on Linux instead? Because I fins most of the help offered is Linux-based. Thank you! (:

Re: Free Programming Ebooks

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Post by moonhead »

kafkaesque wrote: post #22
telemachos wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mastering Node doesn't seem to have been updated in some time, and the author is now co-writing a book for Manning Press.[1] (It's available for pre-release as a pdf there.) He may still release it on the Mastering Node site later, but for now that site seems quiet. [1] http://www.manning.com/cantelon/

Sorry, I don't mean to get off-topic, but I want to start learning Python, but I'm on a Windows machine. Should I work on Linux instead? Because I fins most of the help offered is Linux-based. Thank you! (:

you can install cygwin with python and work from a bash shell in windows. or virtualbox a minimal gentoo or arch install inside windows.

there are many ways to skin this cat.

Re: Free Programming Ebooks

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Post by kafkaesque »

moonhead wrote: post #24
kafkaesque wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, I don't mean to get off-topic, but I want to start learning Python, but I'm on a Windows machine. Should I work on Linux instead? Because I fins most of the help offered is Linux-based. Thank you! (:

you can install cygwin with python and work from a bash shell in windows. or virtualbox a minimal gentoo or arch install inside windows. there are many ways to skin this cat.

Thanks for the tips.

I ended up installing Python 2.7, gedit, and then I had to edit a path field to load Python from the terminal. I've just started Learn Python the Hard Way by Allen B. Downey and I really like the tone he uses, actually. He mentions this, though: "A programmer will eventually tell you to use Mac OSX or Linux. If the programmer likes fonts and typography, they'll tell you to get a Mac OSX computer. If they like control and have a huge beard, they'll tell you to install Linux. Again, use whatever computer you have right now that works. All you need is gedit, a Terminal, and python." I hope when I do transition over to the Linux version, it's not a steep learning curve. I already use Debian, but I've decided to work on Windows...I hope it doesn't hold me back from any valuable learning experience.

Thanks, again!

Re: Free Programming Ebooks

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Post by sasha-dv »

mekoka wrote: post #18

Another memorable list http://programming-motherfucker.com/become.html

Thanks mekoka for this list.

The best free programming book, and one of the best books in general, I've ever read was Programming from the Ground Up. It's not on the citizen428's list, but the mofo's list has it.

If you haven't read it I highly recommend you do. Here's the link: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/pgubook/

Re: Free Programming Ebooks

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Post by gbak »

kafkaesque wrote: post #25
moonhead wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you can install cygwin with python and work from a bash shell in windows. or virtualbox a minimal gentoo or arch install inside windows. there are many ways to skin this cat.

Thanks for the tips. I ended up installing Python 2.7, gedit, and then I had to edit a path field to load Python from the terminal. I've just started Learn Python the Hard Way by Allen B. Downey and I really like the tone he uses, actually. He mentions this, though: "A programmer will eventually tell you to use Mac OSX or Linux. If the programmer likes fonts and typography, they'll tell you to get a Mac OSX computer.…

Learn Python the Hard Way is written by Zed Shaw; not Alen B. Downey.

Re: Free Programming Ebooks

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Post by kafkaesque »

gbak wrote: post #27
kafkaesque wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the tips. I ended up installing Python 2.7, gedit, and then I had to edit a path field to load Python from the terminal. I've just started Learn Python the Hard Way by Allen B. Downey and I really like the tone he uses, actually. He mentions this, though: "A programmer will eventually tell you to use Mac OSX or Linux. If the programmer likes fonts and typography, they'll tell you to get a Mac OSX computer.…

Learn Python the Hard Way is written by Zed Shaw; not Alen B. Downey.

Oops. Typo! I mixed him up with the Think Python author. Thanks for catching that!
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