High-level/scripting languages learning thread

Ogion · 2010-08-28 21:56:49

Hi all,
In recent weeks i have looked into many of the high-level/scripting languages. All of them easy enough to get into quickly. My problem though is not learning them actually, but that i don't actually have much use now. Sure, from time to time i need a little script for something (and sometimes i then translate that script to lots of languages just for the heck of it like here), but that doesn't amount to much. However on the other hand i'm neither in some job regarding IT/programming nor do i study anything with respect to programming, and i also am not interested in more programming as in compiled languages, system programming or things like that. (At the very least not yet). So i'm doing this just for fun and learning (two of my lifegoals). I am aware of for example Project Euler, however i'm not mathematically interested enough for that.

So, the purpose of this thread are two things.
a) I'm asking for suggestions for interesting things i could do with high-level/scripting languages, maybe someone knows of something Project Euler like but for more mundane things and not maths.
b) So as to give this thread another purpose and not make it only about me, maybe people who have some problem writing a script for something can ask for help. I know of the other thread (the long one, "commandline utilites/scripts"), but that one seems to be more of the sort where someone posts a script he/she uses and then maybe someone posts an answer to that. So for this thread here people should be able to ask for help while creating the script, or even "Where to start". This could serve both the people with the problem and the people wanting to learn more about some language but not finding a way to apply the learning.

Ogion

daemotron · 2010-08-28 22:24:57

Hi, there's currently a competition organized by the German Linux Magazin. It's about writing a bot who participates in some sort of dice game. Details may be found here: http://wettbewerb.linux-magazin.de/ (site in German only).

Last edited by daemotron (2010-08-28 22:25:42)

austin.rbn · 2010-08-29 04:35:41

a) I'm asking for suggestions for interesting things i could do with high-level/scripting languages, maybe someone knows of something Project Euler like but for more mundane things and not maths.

To me, this sounds like the Python Challenge: http://www.pythonchallenge.com/

Also, if you're not interested in math, maybe you might still find yourself engaged by something like natural language processing, games, or simulations? I personally find the "Natural Language Toolkit" for Python to be a lot of fun.

Ogion · 2010-08-29 13:36:36

Ok thanks for the suggestions thus far. I looked into that bot competition, but i think i'M not competitive enough. Thanks anyway.
I started with the pythonchallenge. (I admit to cheating from time to time, but since i'm more interested in the programming than in riddles i think that's ok . I'll look into the Natural Language Toolkit later.

Ogion

samuele.mattiuzzo · 2010-08-29 14:02:05

http://projecteuler.net

karol · 2010-08-29 14:03:34

samuele.mattiuzzo wrote:

http://projecteuler.net

Re-read the first post :-)

samuele.mattiuzzo · 2010-08-29 15:19:49

whoops sorry i didn't read well the last line

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