Re: [gnome-love] Where to start?

[Alan Horkan <horkana tcd ie>]

A database backed website seems like a good approach for this
Id use PHP to generate the web pages dynamically and store the
information in a file/database.

Im not really sure what the best choice for Basic/Cobol programmer would
be.  PHP has a C/C++ like syntax.

I dont understand what PyGtk, Glade or libglade has to do with a web
based application, but its probably* a good way to do a desktop
application.  (* because i dont know any python yet)

On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Russell Mackenzie wrote:

> My vote is Python, PyGtk, Glade, Libglade.

> > Hello, I have a few questions.  Everyone always says that the best way to
> > learn programming, is to find something you want to program, and then
> figure
> > out which language woul best suit your needs.  Well, I am very interested
> in
> > creating a fantasy sports league manager software.  I was thinking of
> making
> > it web based, since i'm guessing most fantasy baseball owners are windows
> > users.  The only programming I know is basic, and some very basic cobol,
> from
> > a college class I took.  I am very interested in using this a a learning
> > experience.
> >
> > The final program hopefully would have a good draft program, player
> > transactions, automatic scoring updates, and a player database going back
> 5
> > years or so.
> >
> > I want to make this using open source tools, so I was wondering what you
> guys
> > thought i should tackle first?  If this is an improper list to ask these
> > questions, where would you suggest i ask?

First start with Google and maybe freshmeat/sourceforge and find out if
you can contribute to an existing project rather than starting your own
from scratch.  Even if you later feel the need to fork or start your own
project it is a good way to learn.
Havoc Pennington has written about it
http://www106.pair.com/rhp/hacking.html
and Eric Raymond (ESR) too (somewhere on tuxedo.org).

Sincerely
Alan Horkan

PS ive no idea if this thread is appropriate for this list, but i dont
know how to tie web based app's and gnome together but gnome is my
favourite desktop.