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Does anyone here program, either for work or hobby? What languages do you use? Personally, I use java; I like it, and the OOP paradigm in general.

tired + late at work + chinese takeaway = nearly spilling chow mein all over brand new laptop :-S

tired + late at work + chinese takeaway = nearly spilling chow mein all over brand new laptop :-S

Chinese takeaway is worth the reduced efficiency.

Mischievous two year old + crayons + unplugged but still hot unattended iron = technicolor wonderland and ruined ironing board. :p

I've done a little programming. So far, it's seemed a little easier than programming my damn Ti-86 calculator.

I've done a little programming. So far, it's seemed a little easier than programming my damn Ti-86 calculator.

I made some programs on my calculator before it broke. I don't even know why it broke. Damn PoS. It was like BASIC only more so...

Java and FreePascal. Have to learn C++ for uni :(

Java and FreePascal. Have to learn C++ for uni :(

Why sad? Don't like programming? If you know Java, C++ can't be that big a step away. That said, I don't actually know much C++ myself (i could probably manage "hello world").

Chinese takeaway is worth the reduced efficiency.

Depends on the takeaway. Sweet&Sour or Kung Pao? Definitely worth it.


Rotted chicken carcass in grease? Less so.

Depends on the takeaway. Sweet&Sour or Kung Pao? Definitely worth it.
Mentionest thou not the greatness that is "Aromatic Crispy Duck"? (a.k.a. Acrobatic crispy duck)

Rotted chicken carcass in grease? Less so.
Can't say I've had the displeasure.

Mentionest thou not the greatness that is "Aromatic Crispy Duck"? (a.k.a. Acrobatic crispy duck)
We don't have that here...


Can't say I've had the displeasure.

Lucky you. :(

Personally, I've indulged in a bit of Java and Flash, but nothing too serious. Just a couple of small games.

Why sad? Don't like programming? If you know Java, C++ can't be that big a step away. That said, I don't actually know much C++ myself (i could probably manage "hello world").

FreePascal code is so beautiful, while C++ code looks nearly as bad as Perl.

FreePascal code is so beautiful, while C++ code looks nearly as bad as Perl.

:eek: Heathen!

C++ is beautiful. Not as beautiful as C, obviously (what is?) but sometimes object-orientation is useful.

And once you are used to C++ Java is... Horrible. Even getting Java to compile is a nightmare, let alone writing anything useful in it. And bytecode? What the hell is that about? It's so slow...
*Insert anti-Java rant here. You can have an anti-Visual Basic rant if you want, too. And an anti-Turing (http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/) rant, why not?*

I quite liked x86 assembler, too, but wasn't as good at optimising as the C compiler so haven't really used it in anger.

PROLOG is... Interesting. Yes, that's a good word for it.

I want to read programs, not parse them like a PC.

I want to read programs, not parse them like a PC.

Pah.

C is a language you can think in.

Java and C are my "native" languages, though I'm currently working more intensively with C# and Transact-SQL. Apart from a few special interesting cases, I look at languages as a means to an end (given that mastering them is essential for building anything worth using, otherwise you get that crappy software that you sometimes encounter in some companies).
I've had a close encounter with Prolog for developing an AI prototype and didn't like it much, as to Assembly I hated it :headbang:

BTW, Flash is not a programming language (neither is SQL, to be strict).

Pah.

C is a language you can think in.

I prefer to think in Pascal... or sed!

I'm learning Java now in Uni, and again next semester. Next year we get to learn a proper language (C++).

I know some VB from school. Next year, I'll start at TAFE or uni.

I'm learning Java now in Uni, and again next semester. Next year we get to learn a proper language (C++).

You're still learning and you already know what a proper language is?

Modula-2, Pascal, turbo Pascal, Basic, assembler

nowadays I can't even program a calculator!

I've used every version of VB (including LotusScript) that's come out in some manner.

:eek: Heathen!



PROLOG is... Interesting. Yes, that's a good word for it.

A strange choice of word for a language that has no practical application at all. If you want to do what PROLOG can do - use Lisp - it does it better.

Basically, Basic was the first language I spoke.

I began writing games in BASIC when I was about 8, and went so far as to program some for graphics calculators a few years ago (they were passed around my high school, and everyone was using my games as a distraction tool in maths classes...kinda nifty.)

But meh, I lost interest in programming.

I've done a little programming. So far, it's seemed a little easier than programming my damn Ti-86 calculator.

I hate those things!