» | 12 guest@cc 2018-06-02T22:19:55>>1 I'm a novice programmer. I've made the switch to GNU/Linux over the past year and have been learning pretty quickly. I'm aiming to build up a decent github over the next couple years and I'm taking an undergrad in computer science. >>2 I'd like to emphasize that you don't need to be a programmer to use GNU/Linux, but also that by using GNU/Linux you can learn some valuable things about programming and computers in general. If you use a decently-supported distro, you'll run into the occaisional problem, and you'll also be able to solve them without too much trouble by looking up error messages. By learning to solve the inevitable problems, you'll learn how to use the OS, naturally and easily. Also, definitely check out old PCs that are being thrown out by family, companies, etc. The PC can be older than yourself and you'll still learn something valuable by taking it apart, cleaning it, maxing out the ram, and then installing some Linux distro on the old shitbox. That's how I got used to GNU/Linux, I installed Slitaz on an old PC, and used it as a secondary PC until I was comfortable with it. |
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