Two Eggs and Hash Browns

Eggs over-easy with golden hash browns, a plum and a banana.
I washed it all down with a glass of orange juice.
Morning-time conversation was also great!
I'm learning more everyday and it's always fun to share my opinions.
What a better place than with friends at the breakfast table?

Today I'm thinking about Python:

Python is another programing language!
When learning about programming I think it's a great idea
to look into all of the options and communities you have to work with.
Python is a slightly older language than Ruby, but still very new compared to C!
It has been widely adopted by academia and has seen many uses.

Python is installed by default on almost all linux systems.
It's a great tool to learn if you want to quickly build applications.
It has a strong foundation, and continues to be built everyday.
The community is always looking for more researchers builders and creators!

It doesn't have some of the magic Ruby has, nor the human readability.
But what it lacks in magic and natural understanding, it provides in explicitness.
You know where your functions are coming from, and what they effect.
It has a bit of a split between Python 2 and Python 3, but nothing that will put a hard stop to the usefulness you can find in the language.

These differences are subtle until you are comfortable with a language,
I can hardly pick up on them myself,
if you are just starting with either language the best place to start is with a community. What are your friends using? Who can help you if you get stuck?

It would feel unfair to Python after my post on Ruby
to not provide a good place to start learning.
So here is an online book:
thinkpython
and the Python homepage at python.org.

No matter where you are in your quest to learn try your best to know what your next goal is. Build small projects while building your skill level everyday. Create a big project by building onto smaller projects or take the time to plan a path to completion for a major project.

Fun is at the core of programming.

Take for example: why is it called Python.

Do you have to have fun to program?

No, but it helps :)

The TODO list:

The Ice Box:

I hope you have a good breakfast too, and that your conversations today are meaningful. What can we learn today?

Let's ask ourselves today:

Why is some learning fun, and other learning dull?

Until tomorrow, and today another fantastic day!

- qst0