[nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:

[Jude DaShiell]

latex is a subset of tx and tx is the programming language.  in the 
archlinux aur repository tx-impatient is a 350 page book written to 
teach tx.  It's a good idea to find if tx is what's needed or latex 
since tx is more complex than latex.

On Fri, 26 Jan 2018, Mike Gorse via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:52:40
> From: Mike Gorse via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: Kendra Schaber via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Mike Gorse <mike at straddlethebox.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
> 
> Hi Kendra,
>
> LaTeX isn't a general-purpose programming language. It is a typesetting 
> language that you might use to, say, write a thesis that you can then process 
> to generate a pdf. It can also be a tool that a blind person might find 
> helpful for writing math (for example, typing "\alpha" will generate an 
> alpha). There is a bit of a learning curve, but, yeah, it may come in handy. 
> I don't have any suggestions in particular as far as learning it--it's been a 
> long time since I've actually used it--I found this book with a quick google:
> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX
>
> As far as Python goes, I'm not surprised that it was suggested to you.
>
> -Mike
>
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2018, Kendra Schaber via nfbcs wrote:
>
>>  Hi all! I?m not compleetly sure yet since I have not started computer
>>  programing courses. I know that I?m suposed to start with Latex, the
>>  programing language and I was also suggested to learn Python which I heard
>>  is tought in college. 
>>
>>
>>  Blessed be!!! Kendra Schaber National Federation of the Blind, Capitol
>>  Chapter, Salem, Oregon. "When the student is ready, the teacher will
>>  appear" Author Unknown. 
>>
>>>  On Jan 26, 2018, at 14:57, Martin, Vincent F via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>  Do you know what you will be required to learn specifically?  Is it
>>>  programming logic or a specific programming language?  With your proposed
>>>  major, I suspect you will also have to learn to analyze Statistical data
>>>  as well.
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>  From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra Schaber
>>>  via nfbcs
>>>  Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 2:24 PM
>>>  To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>>>  Cc: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
>>>  Subject: [nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
>>>
>>>  Hi all! I?m a complete novis in computer science but I have to learn it
>>>  as part of getting a climatology degree. I was advised to also learn a
>>>  language called Latex which I know nothing about. Does anyone know of the
>>>  best places to start learning about Latex and other computer languages?
>>>  Thank you!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>  Blessed be!!! Kendra Schaber National Federation of the Blind, Capitol
>>>  Chapter, Salem, Oregon. "When the student is ready, the teacher will
>>>  appear" Author Unknown.
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