[Tutor] Where to find example source codes.

[Nate Bargmann]

On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 09:01:43PM +1100, John Murray wrote:
> >   It is said that the best way of learning a programing language
> > is that you read some example souces and write some by your own.
> 
> This reminds me of something I've been thinking about for a while, ie; should
> we be making our individual python project's code available to each other?
> There must be quite a few scripts in various stages of completion spread
> throughout the tutor subscribers. As a newbie (to programming as well as
> python), I would normally be embarrassed about releasing my hideously amateurish
> code, though I would have no problems sharing it with other list members. Ugly
> as my code may be, some of it has actually proven to be useful, so surely others
> here have written useful stuff as well. Making projects available to each other
> would give those without a project something to get into, and who knows, some
> stuff might get developed to the point of public release. What do you think?
> Sorry to sound like an open source evangelist...........
>                        Happy New Year
>                         Johnno

Hi John and all.

I think this would be an excellent idea.  Perhaps there could be some
space made available at Python.org (I wouldn't know firsthand).  One
thing I've found, is that in the process of learning anything there is a
certain amount of "re-inventing the wheel" that happens.  However, the
list archives to the Tutor List contain a number of code snippets and
good examples posted in response to questions asked.

Perhaps some kind of "How do I...?" web page that collates these
snippets would be of some value.  I'm sure there are beginners as myself
who have no formal computer science training (and our algebra is
lackinga bit as well) find trying to work out some algorithm to seem
like a tough task.  Fortunately, I have garnered many clues by lurking
on this list and have saved a number of messages for quick reference.

More food for thought.

- Nate >>

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