A Different Place

Kandahar & London

About the author

A graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies (BA Arabic and Persian), Alex Strick van Linschoten first came to Afghanistan six years ago as a tourist. In 2006, he founded AfghanWire.com together with Felix Kuehn. He is currently working on a PhD at the War Studies Department of King’s College London on the identity of the Taliban movement as expressed through their own writings and statements; as co-editor of two books written by former Taliban envoy to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, one of which was published by Hurst and Columbia University Press in winter 2010; and a volume of poetry written by Taliban members together with Felix Kuehn to be published by Hurst (UK).

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March 20, 2012

Decided I need to improve my literacy in programming languages (beyond Python, and some outdated stuff like HTML, MS-DOS and Basic). Luckily, the web has lots to offer. My top picks:

All of those offer a way to get stuck in, making code, trying things out. Will try to do a bit every day or two and see where it takes me.

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