[Discuss] Programming Presentation Poll

[Deryk Barker]

John Blomfield wrote:
> As promised the following are some questions, the answers to which 
> would help me design my talk on programming and any future 
> presentations, to better suit my audience. ( See earlier email 
> http://www.vlug.org/pipermail/discuss/2008-February/024571.html )
>
> Please answer yes or no to the following:
>
> a) I have a working knowledge of at least one programming language ( 
> not including bash etc ).
Wrote my first program in FORTRAN at high school in 1968. Since then 
I've written in several assemblers (and have written an assembler 
myself, in python and C, for use in my teaching at Camosun), COBOL, 
BASIC, LISP, B, C, PL/1, various functional languages including ML, 
Miranda and Gofer, C++, python and others I've probably forgotten.
>
> b) I have some knowledge of C programming and have written a program.
Wrote a command shell in C for the Multics OS c. 1983.
>
> c) I have some knowledge of C++, Java or similar Object Orientated 
> Language and have written a program.
C++, but not seriously for a decade - I really dislike the language. And 
I am, as I tell my students, a Java-free zone.

I have however used the OOP features of python fairly extensively.
>
> d) I have some knowledge of another programming language (not 
> mentioned above, please specify).
See above.
>
> e) I would like to know how to start learning to write simple programs 
> for Linux.
I guess the answer to this is no, as I've written programs almost 
exclusively on linux for about 15 years...:-)
>
> f) I don't normally attend meetings but would do so if the 
> presentation topics were more suitable for experienced Linux users.
Can I say "I might do so..." my time, especially evenings, is at a premium.
>
> g) I am still learning about Linux and won't understand presentations 
> if they become too advanced and this may dissuade me from attending.
No.
>
> h) I will attend or continue to attend all meetings even if they have 
> a mixture of "newbie" and more advanced topics.
As I rarely attend now...this question is a bit like "have you stopped 
beating your wife?"
>
> You may respond privately if you wish but will share the statistical 
> results anonymously. Thank you for your patience and help.
I'd also be interested in the stats. Interesting to find out what kind 
of profile this list has.

deryk barker