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thatsnotmeon Ask HN: What are some open source projects that a beginner can work on?

I know C and also Javascript/jQuery/CSS/HTML and I want to work on a project, so as to apply what I've learnt into something that is actually useful.

thatsnotmeon Ask HN: Windows vs. Ubuntu/Linux for Coding

I think I'm going to try to use Vagrant. And VMs really slow down the system, which is why I was thinking of getting a new OS. Dual booting is also not a great way of handling stuff. This is the first I've heard of Vagrant, so, I'll try that!

thatsnotmeon Ask HN: Windows vs. Ubuntu/Linux for Coding

Can you list some of your other reasons?

I'm asking this question because this is the first time I'm reading about Ubuntu in a bad light. And all I can gather from the websites I've seen is that it tracks the user's search history and sends it to Canonical.

thatsnotmeon Ask HN: Windows vs. Ubuntu/Linux for Coding

Why not Ubuntu?

thatsnotmeon Ask HN: Windows vs. Ubuntu/Linux for Coding

I'm learning C, Python and Javascript.

thatsnotmeon On HN, do you read the comments before you actually click on the link?

How is it asking for trouble?

I don't read the comments first as I always assumed that one was supposed to read the article first in order to understand the comments.