Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Free software programming

[Aaron Wolf]

Hi,

So, there's lots and lots of programs that need help, many of which are
super-welcoming to volunteers. My own project Snowdrift.coop has worked
hard (and we want to do more) to make it as easy as possible for
volunteers to start helping us even in little ways. Caring about free
software, you'll appreciate what we're doing. And with a background in
math, you might like Haskell specifically (which we use) because it's a
functional programming language that works more like abstract math
versus traditional imperative languages.

I also think that http://openhatch.org/ does a good job overall at
helping people start coding for projects.

Cheers,
Aaron

On 12/29/2014 11:55 PM, Trad Kildani wrote:
> Hello there!
> I'm someone interested in programming in general and free software in
> particular. I want to become a free software developer but don't know
> where  to start.
> I have a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and have programmed in C for a
> some time in the past (I've written several small programs), and have
> some knowledge of Python, but I can by no means considered a
> professional programmer.
> 
> I do have a reasonable amount of maturity and knowledge of how computer
> programs 'work',and the rudiments of programming: basic data structures,
> flow statements ... etc, and I have the interest and readiness to learn
> something new.
> 
> So in short, I want some guidance as to how and where to start assuming
> for the beginning that I'm a complete novice.
> 
> many thanks.
>