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Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally
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Joshua Branson |
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Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally |
Date: |
Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:35:29 -0400 |
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Arne Babenhauserheide <address@hidden> writes:
> Joshua Branson <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Amirouche Boubekki <address@hidden> writes:
>>>> Is there a programming resource for
>>>> userspace/kernel software
>>>
>>> what do you mean by kernel software?
>>
>> My short term goal right now is to be able to write GNU/Hurd translators
>> in guile. My long term goal is to be a GNU/Hurd developer.
>
> That’s cool! Several years ago I worked on the Pythong bindings for
> translators (though I did not get as far as I’d have liked) and it’s
> great to see paths converge again!
>
> The common lisp bindings had some pretty nifty tools, so you might find
> inspiration there. You can make a lot of difference with relatively
> little effort.
Can you elaborate? Do you mean I can make a lot of difference by
writing translators in python or lisp? Or do you mean I can make a lot
of difference...how exactly? haha
>
> One aspect in which where developing Guile is much more enjoyable than
> programming in Python is that once you get used to using the info
> documentation (i.e. via Emacs) you can work without googling, and a
> full-text search in structured, relevant information beats a Google
> search — even if Google leads you to Stackoverflow.
Yeah. I like pressing "i" in info documentation. Also helm-info-guile
is a nice command.
>
> (for all those unfamiliar with the Hurd: Here’s a writeup about the
> technical advantages of the Hurd:
> https://www.draketo.de/light/english/free-software/some-technical-advantages-of-the-hurd
> )
>
> Best wishes,
> Arne
> --
> Unpolitisch sein
> heißt politisch sein
> ohne es zu merken
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, (continued)
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, 2018/08/31
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Amirouche Boubekki, 2018/08/31
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Amirouche Boubekki, 2018/08/27
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, John Cowan, 2018/08/27
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Joshua Branson, 2018/08/29
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Arne Babenhauserheide, 2018/08/30
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, tomas, 2018/08/31
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Joshua Branson, 2018/08/31
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Joshua Branson, 2018/08/31
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Arne Babenhauserheide, 2018/08/27
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally,
Joshua Branson <=
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Arne Babenhauserheide, 2018/08/30
- Re: How to get started in guile & programming generally, Joshua Branson, 2018/08/31