[04] WHAT PROGRAMS AND UTILITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS?

    This is not a complete list of all the programs and utilities that
    are available.  Listing those would be really beyond the scope of
    the faq.  However, in /sys/classroom there some very specific
    programs that are most useful to students learning UNIX programming.
    Normally these programs are only reserve for ARPA member use.

    For more details on these tools, have your students run 'man program'

    gcc (2.95.3)  Has slowly become the standard in C/C++ development
                  under UNIX.  It is not always the best choice for
                  any occasion, but you'll find it everywhere.

    python (2.5)  An object oriented programming language that has
                  a very strict, but intuitive syntax.

    perl (5.8.8)  Its everywhere you go today.  The number of modules
                  available make programming in perl a thing of the past

    ruby (1.8.5)  A relatively new programming language which is
                  designed with the web in mind

    lisp (8.3.0)  One of the oldest and most powerful programming languages
                  still widely used today.

    php (5.1.6)   A near object oriented C like programming language which
                  is most useful for generating HTML.

    rcs (5.7)     RCS (Revision Control System) is a good way for
                  students to learn about file versioning under UNIX.

    mysql (5.0)   Each instructor and student is given their own SQL
                  database and login.

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