[Discuss] Programming Presentation Poll

[David Bronaugh]

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 ).
Yes.
> b) I have some knowledge of C programming and have written a program.
Yes.
> c) I have some knowledge of C++, Java or similar Object Orientated 
> Language and have written a program.
Yes (C++ and Java)
> d) I have some knowledge of another programming language (not 
> mentioned above, please specify).
Yes (Haskell, Prolog, 2 assembly languages, Matlab, GNU R, Pascal, 
OCaml, FORTRAN, Perl, Python, and a bunch of others).
> e) I would like to know how to start learning to write simple programs 
> for Linux.
Already do (so no).
> f) I don't normally attend meetings but would do so if the 
> presentation topics were more suitable for experienced Linux users.
Yes.
> g) I am still learning about Linux and won't understand presentations 
> if they become too advanced and this may dissuade me from attending.
Yes, I am still learning about Linux (there's always more to know). But 
advanced presentations is exactly what I want... so the answer to the 
question is somewhat ambiguous.
> h) I will attend or continue to attend all meetings even if they have 
> a mixture of "newbie" and more advanced topics.
Nope. I will definitely cherry-pick.

David