@gtwilson That’s what I’ve always thought, but it’s good to have the confirmation from someone who lived through that time. Being aware of how many links there are in software nowadays has changed my workflow in so many ways, starting with just sticking to the simplest file formats possible.
// @hybotics
@gtwilson What an amazing experience though — to have run a business for so many years on the same system, without the clutter and hassle of modern systems.
// @hybotics
Think I’ll cycle to Portobello. 7km either way, should be quite manageable…I hope…
@gtwilson You're going to have a lot of fun doing support if the HD gets damaged in transit.
@sumudu Local CLI tool that reads hand-typed text files. It’s basically a report generator. The manual is very detailed. [ledger-cli.org]
ledger looks like a fascinating expenses tracker. All based on text files. Quite a departure from spreadsheets, and it looks far more powerful…and cool.
But how well would it work on mobile? Hmm.
@indigo I was optimistic when I read that python can also be used in place of shell scripts for many things. It does seem like my kind of general-purpose language that doesn’t involve a lot of fuss.
// @ranti
@ranti The email specifically said language. I think R is already covered in another course (that I’m not taking).
A couple of friends (who aren’t on here, but who do a lot more programming than I ever will) were all for me learning python given the short time frame and my needs (including outside of academia).
Question to all who have learnt some programming language: the university’s offering a free 8-hour course in programming (there may be multiple opportunities, but this isn’t certain), and is taking suggestions for topics and languages. So what’s a good language to pick up in a month?
I have no ideas for projects — if I’d needed to do something that someone hadn’t already done, I’d’ve learnt a language by now. So let’s say it’ll be for a little bit of everything with a focus on desktop use.