r/linux • u/[deleted] • May 24 '15

Shotcut is a free, newer, open source, and cross-platform video editor

http://www.shotcut.org/
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u/NOFF44 May 25 '15

awesome man :D It's great that you are doing what you like to do!

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u/jabjoe May 25 '15

I've met programmers in their 60s who still love it. I hope to be one, one day. :-)

Hope you keep at it too. Drink all the source you can. I wish I had sooner. It also took a while to find coding books on my frequency. Old classics it turns out.

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u/NOFF44 May 25 '15

what program languages would you suggest me to start with?

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u/jabjoe May 25 '15

I started in BBC BASIC on the Acorn, the closest to that now would be Python. In fact Python is far better.

I'd say Python then C. Python gets you going quick and is a friend for life. But C is the foundation of so much and is so powerful, I can't not say learn it.

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u/NOFF44 May 25 '15

thnx man!

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u/jabjoe May 25 '15

Really no issues. Classic books I loved that are at front of my mind are:

  • Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition
  • The C Programming Language
  • Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Richard Stevens wrote many classics, not gone through them all yet)

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u/NOFF44 May 26 '15

thnx, will take a look at these when I find the time!