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Gbawe - nice post.

The minister is clueless because he has no intelligence. If there is intelligence that BH will attack lagos then it can be prevented.

@ShangoThor --- well said

Hard Facts: Nigeria has no intelligence network so you can't spot crimes like this when it happens. You can be sure the US will act if Nigerians don't do anything about it. The rule is simple - if Nigeria doesn't do anything about it, if you can't spot and stop these threats and they represent a reasonable danger to the US - the US will definitely act. This has nothing to do with Nigerian OIL.

So, Nigeria - get your act together!

It's very relevant.

Most of the telecom systems are running tainted versions of Unix/Linux i.e. SMSCs, billing platforms etc. I suggest you start looking at certifications like LPIC, Redhat and others. This forum is probably running on a server powered by Linux

Also, the skillset you will get as a Linux tech/admin will help you in order environments. Picking up other OSes like microsoft, MAC and others will come in handy and the transition will be very easy.

web2py, cherrypy and django are in my opinion the top web frameworks for python

@guru02,

What links do you need?

@Beaf,

Never knew python was 100% web based - have you used python? Python is used in so many fields i.e. animation - check out blender, pixar uses it for a couple of their 3D movies. Companies simulate biomolecules with Python. Python powers some of the biggest networking systems in banks.

What do you mean when you say python is not low level - please give me an example. I never knew Python is on it's way out due to Ruby - I imagined that headline was written in a newspaper or report we don't have links to.

PHP is a language dedicated for one purpose and it's good at it - building web apps.

@i-Guru

Pick an interest - then learn - each language has it's strength and weakness. Explore, imagine, create and most of all - write code, that is the only way you can learn.

A master degree does not give you practical experience just in the same way a college professor can't learn to be street smart in a class room. Most times, there is little substitute for experience. If the training will give you the experience or exposure you are looking for - then by all means, take it.

Hope this helps

www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

There are millions of tutorials on networking online.

Google "Computer networking tutorials" or "networking 2 computers using a layer 2 switch"

Hmmmmmm,

Never knew Python & PHP were toy languages - I wonder why google and facebook will use them to power their sites and servers?

@i-Guru

Want to hack (ethical hacking) ----> You need to learn a language or couple of languages that can run on on major OS's i.e. Perl, C, python dominate the Unix/Linux and windows world when it comes to hacking. Perl has one of the largest repositories of codes online. Python is so expressive and addictive that if you get hooked, you probably will not use C. If you want go into hardware hacking - C will do.

If you want to build native MS apps - then dive into C# or VB ---- it's worth it.

RoR runs on ruby - try and familiarize yourself with Ruby - http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/

Visit amazon - do a search for Ruby on Rails and a couple of books will come up - get a good RoR book and get started. The documentation on RoR website is very useful as well.

@alias64

What do you mean the US should dampen coverage of this news? Is it because the suspect is a Nigerian? One of the best things about the US is that it is a country that has laws that are enforced irrespective of who you are.

You can be sure that the law will take it's full course. Why would a 23 year old want to kill people on a plane? What drives him, what motivates him? These are the questions we want to find out and you can be sure the US will.

Now we have someone blaming America because a lunatic with a Nigerian passport tried to blow up a plane - how amazing!. Why I am very angry is because this idiot choose Christmas day to pull a stupid stunt like this.

Fortunately, the US will treat this case like it should - a terrorist case and not a national case. Since 9/11, the US has not stopped issuing visa to Pakistanis, Saudis or Egyptians. They will get to the root of the problem and we will find out why this happened.

Unfortunately, the harm has been done. My jujitsu trainer was the one that called me to tell me because he knew I grew up in Nigeria.

Curling ones air is not sin, however, it comes across that most of the pastors in Christ Embassy is taking the curling affair a bit over-board. It seems that most of them are trying so hard "to be like" Pastor Chris in appearance. The attempt to dress like pastor Chris shows that these pastors are more concerned about his physical looks and how it relates to them that what he teaches and how it affects their lives. They are living in his shadow and that is what people are raising their eyebrows about.

I want to be like Jesus - I am concerned about the spiritual significance of his ministry and how it relates to my life. However, I do not have to dress the way He did because I want to be like Him; I don't grow my hair because I want to be like Jesus. I am me yet I am of Him.

I think these pastors are loosing their personal identities with what they are doing - it is not a sin but it does send a lot of mixed messages.

My question is - why are they curling their hair?

I am not in the country. Can we fix a time to chat about it

Okay Seun,

What's up - got some Scala experience & know a few Scala peeps. Holla and let me know what's up

Why do you want an python based NL forum Seun?

I agree with Everything - update your tool box but most importantly, know the strengths and weaknesses of the languages you learn. More importantly, learn an open-source language; then you don't need to upgrade every other time.

Scala is a mix of functionalP and OOP - worked with it once but it was an over-kill for the project then; looks very interesting. Digging into Erlang now - nice stuff when it comes to distributed and concurrent programming

Hi Guys,

We are opening the first Apple Store in West Africa in Ghana. Currently, we are looking for an Apple hardware specialist. Basically, we need someone who can fix any hardware problems still under warranty.

The position is open for immediate employment but we need someone that is competent. We are willing to bring the person to Ghana, accommodate and pay. I want only people conversant with Apple hardware background to apply. If you have worked in a similar capacity in the US or UK, you will have an advantage.

Please send your details to alexdehaini@gmail.com with the subject line - "Apple hardware".

Thanks

let us discuss it & we should allow others to contribute. what do you think?

Let us do something with python - a project. Something that can teach every aspect of python. I pray I don't get missing again,

Why go over to dotnet or java when python can do and do it easily?

PHP was built with one thing in mind - to design web apps and web apps are going to be around for a very long time. A solid knowledge in PHP and MySQL can get you a great job or allow you work on your own.

Hi Guys,

Sorry - I have been missing in action for a while now. What's popping?

Did you say light-weight? plssssssssss. Is there anything about .NET that is light-weight.

My question is - are there any open-source (IDEs) for .NET, preferably not from microsoft

Explain exactly what you want. What is your user base? Would you prefer if the product is web based or running on a single machine?

E_DIPO

I will help only if you attempt the questions.

Let's continue our python tutorial. Let us look at the if structure today.

Using the if Structure
Branching is a fundamental part of computer programming. It basically means making a decision to take one path or another. Through the if structure, your programs can branch to a section of code or just skip it, all based on how you've set things up.

Let us create a simple program that will ask you for a password & compare the password with a string.

Ready? - Oya, fire

Here is the program code for Password:

# Password
# Demonstrates the if structure
# Alex Dehaini - 13/11/2008

print "Welcome to Combat Jujistu Inc."
print "— where combat training is our middle name\n"

password = raw_input("Enter your access code: "

if password == "jujistu":
    print "Access Granted"

raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit."


Examining the if Structure
The key to program Password is the if structure:

if password == "jujistu":
    print "Access Granted"

The if structure is pretty straightforward. You can probably figure out what's happening just by reading the code. If password is equal to "secret", then "Access Granted" is printed and the program continues to the next statement. But, if it isn't equal to "secret", the program does not print the message and continues directly to the next statement following the if structure.

Using the if-else Structure
Sometimes you'll want your program to "make a choice" based on a condition: do one thing if the condition is true, do something else if it's false. The if-else structure gives you that power.

Here is the code:

# Demonstrates the if-else structure
# Alex Dehaini - 13/11/2008

print "Welcome to Combat Jujistu Inc."
print "— where combat training is our middle name\n"

password = raw_input("Enter your access code: "

if password == "jujistu":
    print "Access Granted"
else:
    print "Access Denied"

raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit."


Examining the else Statement
I only made one change from the first  program. I added an else clause to create an if-else structure:

if password == "jujistu":
    print "Access Granted"
else:
    print "Access Denied"

If the value of password is equal to "secret", the program prints Access Granted, just like before. But now, thanks to the else statement, the program prints Access Denied otherwise.

In an if-else structure, you're guaranteed that exactly one of the code blocks will execute. If the condition is true, then the block immediately following the condition is executed. If the condition is false, then the block immediately after the else is executed.

Hmmmm,

I think you should know a little bit about both but major in one.

Don't know what the market is like in 9ja

Civilized you said?

None of us have the power to give life or to heal but we all have the power to take life and to hurt.

When you have able-bodied men assaulting an unarmed civilian, then we all wonder if these men should be protecting us in the first place. If this had happened to your sister you will not be talking like this.

It hurts to see when people in power abuse their position and treat others like dirt.

There is no difference between those naval ratings and militants in the Niger Delta. Carrying a gun with a uniform doesn't give you the right to assault others. Every tom, james and harry can carry a gun and pull the trigger.

Hmmmmmmmmm - python was missing, so was LISP & Scala & Clojure and a host of other amazing programming languages. Please update, thanks.