programming is fun + an intro to free software

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Welcome!

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A question!

What's the block diagram of a computer?!

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Input Process Output

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No!

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Input Fun! Output

Yes, It's fun to code! Let's see how!

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It is..

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What do we need?

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What do we need?

✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!

What do we need?

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What do we need?

✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!

What do we need?

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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE

What do we need?

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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE✔ Understanding about a Version Control

System

What do we need?

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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE✔ Understanding about a Version Control

System✔ A scripting language – To get things done

quickly

What do we need?

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✔ An email ID – Everyone has one!✔ Your favorite programming language!✔ A Text editor or a good IDE✔ Understanding about a Version Control

System✔ A scripting language – To get things done

quickly✔ A ready mind!

What do we need?

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Because,– Smart developers prefer email to IM– They are busy, as you are– More easy to manage / save and index

Why email and not IM?

For easiness, use an email client, like– Thunderbird - Easy to use and manage– Mutt - If you love terminal. More powerful!

Why email and not IM?

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Believe me, Language doesn't matter!

Best Programming Language

Best Programming Language

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Big No!

Should I wait to learn completely?

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Why email and not IM?

Languages for quick start

– Easy to learn– Rapid development– Beautiful code– Documentations:

• http://docs.python.org/tutorial/• http://diveintopython.org• http://learnpythonthehardway.org

Python

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Why email and not IM?

Some projects written in python

– Deluge, A BitTorrent client– Yum, Fedora's package manager– SMC's Language processing tools– Bazaar, Version Control System– Django, Web framework– PiTiVi, A video editor– Ubuntu Software centre– Gwibber– Google, Youtube and other big companies use

python– Goolge App Engine

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Why email and not IM?

Languages for quick start

– We've already started learning languages– Powerful and fast– Lots of projects to get involved– Documentations:

• Think in C++: http://is.gd/P2tZOn• C Programming Language : K & R

C / C++

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Why email and not IM?

Some projects written in C/C++

– Linux Kernel– Git, Version Control System– Gimp– Mysql– Apache and many other server software– GNOME– KDE– Webkit, Layout engine to render web pages– Blender, 3D Animation software

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✔ Revision control✔ Easy collaboration ✔ Most of the open source projects use a certain

version control system, such as git, svn, bzr or cvs

✔ Github – Social coding

Why Version Control Systems?

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Use Modify Upload/Share

How to get involved?

Peer review

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Why Free Software?

– Student friendly– More opportunities– Good community, Good people– Motivation from like minded people– Mutual learning– Interesting projects– And of course, lots of fun :)

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Lots of projects!

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http://smc.org.in

http://silpa.org.in

SMC and Silpa

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Hands on!

✔ diff and patch ✔ cscope✔ Downloading source (Geany)✔ Configuring ✔ Installing deps✔ Compiling✔ Installing✔ Modiying✔ Recompiling

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What we should do

Get involved!

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What we should do

Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you

feel

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What we should do

Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you

feelRead good books

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What we should do

Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you

feelRead good books

Share!

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What we should do

Get involved!Have a blog towrite what you

feelRead good books

Share!Let's build it together,For fun and to learn!

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Questions

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Thank you!

Ershad K | ershad92@gmail.com | ershadk.wordpress.com | github.com/ershad