[nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
Jude DaShiell
jdashiel at panix.com
Sat Jan 27 04:03:39 UTC 2018
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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