[Baypiggies] courses for beginners....

[Charles Merriam]

Well, hmm...

I would suggest a regular class, ask for tutoring time from the list.
I expect to be available from time to time.

For books, try "Think like a computer scientist" or "Hello, World".

-- Charles

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Shannon -jj Behrens <jjinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think SICP, "Learning Python", etc. are appropriate.  "Python
> for Dummies" might be.  I've helped a few people get started
> programming over the years.  Recently, I've been hearing good things
> from newbies about "Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer
> Science": http://www.amazon.com/Python-Programming-Introduction-Computer-Science/dp/1887902996
>
> I think all it takes to learn to program is a) dedication b) a good
> book c) someone to answer questions d) (optionally) a computer ;)  I'm
> almost always willing to answer questions if they're sent politely via
> email ;)
>
> Best Regards,
> -jj
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Antonio <aps at supergrids.net> wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
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>> Thanks for the responses and good ideas.
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>>
>>
>> I'm afraid I should have been clearer... she is a native English speaker,
>>
>> but lives in France.  She is only here for one year [info given to show
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>> time limitations for courses in the Bay area, before going home...].
>>
>> Also, she a beginner at programming and while many books recommended
>>
>> are quite good, seems likely she will need a course to get started.
>>
>>
>>
>> At the risk of starting arguments [Let's NOT...] would probably be good
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>> to get her started in courses with Py 3.x being covered, since she'll
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>> have no prior programming work to support, etc.
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>> From: baypiggies-bounces+aps=supergrids.net at python.org
>> [mailto:baypiggies-bounces+aps=supergrids.net at python.org] On Behalf Of
>> Antonio
>> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:42 AM
>> To: baypiggies at python.org
>> Subject: [Baypiggies] courses for beginners....
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>>
>>
>> A business associate has a young visitor for a year [she lives in France,
>> but is American]
>>
>> & wants to learn to program Python.  Normal 4yr degree Comp Sci courses
>> don't make
>>
>> sense, nor do community colleges with "out of state" tuition for this young
>> person.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions for someone in her circumstance?  [she appears to be serious
>> and
>>
>> dedicated to pursue this]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Antonio
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