Re: [NTLK] Have some time but don't know what I'm doing...

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Fri Sep 17 2004 - 13:34:45 PDT

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Bill Miranda wrote:
> I am currently in "transition" between jobs and have some extra time.
> I'd be happy to help out in some way with all the development efforts
> and I am interested in the black art of programming, but I have zero
> experience. Is there some way to dip a toe into this whirlpool of
> development activity that would be helpful to the cause? How would you
> recommend I learn some Newtonscript, given that I don't have any prior
> programming background? Or should I just sit back and read what you
> guys are doing and eat bon-bons (do they still make those?)
>

Here's a task, and it doesn't even require NewtonScript:

Figure out how to convert LIRC definition files:

http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/technicaldetails.html
http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/

To IR commands in NSBasic like this:

http://www.nsbasic.com/newton/info/technotes/01.html

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