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It would be awesome if there were more resources to help people who've never programed learn how to develop apps for Ubuntu.
Sorry for the vagueness, but I accidentally hit enter when I decided that it was too vague an idea. XD
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onno-itmaze wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 08:49
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This seemingly simple question is not that simple at all.
Let me try an analogy: "It would be awesome if there were resources to help people climb Mt Everest."
I'm not trying to insult you, but attempting to explain that your question, while perhaps driven from a genuine desire to learn is perhaps not the best way to attack this particular problem.
A way forward to your stated ambition is to either visit the local library, or use your preferred Internet search engine to locate documents about "learning to write software" - if you need more guidance than that, MIT has all their courses on-line as do many other Universities.
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revzoe wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 08:57
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Mt. Everest is a little harsh, considering linux is the most user friendly, documented, and open programming environment ever. The ubuntu distro comes with almost all the tools you need for programming (unless you like lisp D: ) preinstalled. It has a syntax highlighting text editor by default. It has the gnu c compiler, easily the best c implementation ever, as well as c++, perl, and python. Java is a click away, as well as proffesional level ide's like eclipse. Not to mention an advanced shell scripting language that requires nothing else to run. Documentation, and even books, on how to use all of this are available for free on the web. Asking for more resources on how to program for ubuntu is like asking a ferrari to give you 1 more horsepower. The difficulty in programming for Ubuntu is not with Ubuntu, it's with the programmer.
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Auzy wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 12:02
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Umm, Actually, this is a good idea. its the reason why Microsoft has MSDN, and Apple have ADC. Its all good and well to say you can google it, but we need a clean place telling people how to start, and what advantages over what are...
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But, its a dupe.. The admin guy posted it already (its been a long day)
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acet wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 12:09
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If you'd like to help in the production of Ubuntu and do not yet know how to develop software, there are other ways to contribute.
For instance the latest post in the blog of this site (top left corner of the page) tells you where to go to start to help test Hardy. There's an IRC channel there to ask any questions you might have while testing so it would not be too difficult to contribute in this way.
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 nand (Brainstorm admin) wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 12:59
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Indeed it's an idea (the #7128) I'd like to see happen.
Anyone interested can take part of the brainstorm by discussing how this website should be organized.
Hopefully this project would be started during the next development cycle!
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Eldmannen wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 16:15
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Yes, there should a developer website with example source code, FAQ, info, documentation, API, libraries, etc.
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