LOL...great analogy..I think the details will be lost on many non firearm types...but I found it to be a great analogy...:) On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Lamar Owen <lowen at pari.edu> wrote: > On Monday, December 13, 2010 03:15:48 pm Nick wrote: > > This is a bit like saying "I have 12 years experience of hunting but I > too > > myopic to aim a pistol," then asking "which firearm should I carry?" > > To an extent; I read it more along the lines of 'I have 12 years experience > hunting with a scoped rifle but am too nearsighted to aim a regular pistol > with iron sights, what sort of handgun would you recommend' to which I would > answer 'Remington XP-100 in .223 Remington, .308 Winchester, or .35 > Remington, depending on the size game hunted, or Thompson-Center Contender, > which should be chambered in something like .223 Remington for small game, > .30-30 or .243 Winchester for medium game, and .45-70 for larger game. > Recoil in the larger calibers will be significant. Scopes for these > handguns are pretty much required, and range is comparable to a short > carbine in the same caliber.' > > In other words, the choice of a new programming language has something to > do with what you're going to do with it. And much like trying to use a T/C > Contender in .45-70 Government as a first hunting handgun, there are some > languages that aren't really suitable for a first language. You need to > start with something a little easier to handle, like a Ruger Blackhawk or an > S&W L- or N-frame in .357 Maximum; you can load it with .38 S&W Special for > a fairly easy to shoot handgun, and graduate up through .357 S&W Magnum and > the hard-hitting .357 Remington Maximum; you could even get something in > .357 SuperMag..... And scopes are available for that frame..... > > If you've done shell scripting, pick something that can build from that; I > mentioned Python, but Perl or Ruby would be just a good, really. The key > point is to build on something with some familiarity, and while > strongly-typed languages have their uses and strengths, 'scripting' > languages are possibly going to be an easier learn. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20101213/04425c8f/attachment-0005.html>