Posted by hsrai on
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/new-to-librecad-tp5707910p5707925.html

On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:41 AM, [hidden email] [via LibreCAD]
<[hidden email]> wrote:
> Dear responder, the following is a cut and paste of what I sent to another
> email that turns out not to be a good one

All mails are good, if written with good intentions by persons like you.

> (at least no response up to now).

True. But not because mail was not good, rather because mail was very
good, so wanted to reply when I have good time.

I was travelling, and kept it pending as this long mail deserves long reply.

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> Dear hardeep,
>
> Your assumption about my interest in documentation was correct.  My Ph.D.
> was from the BCIS department at University of North Texas at Denton, Texas.
> The programming language of the majors there was Cobol on mainframes (and
> still is), the Computer Science Department majors had to take Pascal on DEC
> minicomputers.

That's great. You are Old Horse ;-)

>  I was a computer science minor but I never had to learn C or
> C++ along the way.

One can learn 2nd language (workable) with a day. Learning 1st
language is difficult.

http://www.learncpp.com/
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html
[or search Internet yourself, the above listed are a few top listed
results from Internet search, apply your filters and choice]

>  Therefore my shyness with regard to the programming
> aspect of the project.  If/when I get into C++ that may change.  I have
> written code in Cobol, Fortran, Basic, Assembler (S370) and Pascal.

I see you are determined, and with your background, you can do C++
coding easily.

> I downloaded and installed LibreCAD 1.0.2 for Windows several months ago and
> started playing with it.  I use it to generate pictures like birds-eye-views
> of cars/houses/landscapes/pool tables and stuff like that so I don't really
> use it to make money per say.

It is OK. I suggest you make your bog, and showcase you hard-work.
Also contribute your drawings for "Showcase" of LibreCAD.

> There is a concept in the computer world I like to call "good enough".  This
> occurs where a user has hardware or software that may be combined to solve a
> problem.  It is not the fastest or the sexiest or the slickest or anything
> like that, it just gets the job done without a lot of hassles.

That's great.

>  Like a
> comparison between the real AutoCAD program and the LibreCAD program.  Why
> spend $4000 when it isn't necessary.

Excellent.

> I guess my comments about English grammar didn't come off quite as well as I
> had hoped.

Never mind. Take it easy.

>  I was a professor for 12 years and in the beginning I was
> usually surprised at how many university students couldn't write an
> intelligent paragraph (pet peeve).

Sad :-(

> I really believe in "free" software and I am still interested in helping.

Wonderful. If you find interesting, may I suggest to start teaching
LibreCAD to school going kids.

> later,
> charles......
> ==============================================
> Please let me know how to properly address you since "responder" doesn't
> seem to have the right ring to it.  Is hardeep ok?

Everything is fine. No one mind on mailing lists / discussion forums.
Everyone interact with list members and not to individual, in general.
Hardeep is my 1st name and Rai is last/family name.

--
Prof. (Dr.) H.S.Rai
Dean Testing and Consultancy http://gndec.ac.in/tcc/
Guru Nanak Dev Engg. College http://gndec.ac.in/
Ludhiana (Pb) India
http://gndec.ac.in/~hsrai/
http://hs.raiandrai.com
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