What Language do you use?

[macman87]

What language do U program with? ;)

[Guest Ryan]

A language they teach middle schoolers. You move a turtle around or something similar to that. Basically it's like paint :laugh:

(session? @ Jun 14 2003, 02:28)

What is "Logo?"&nbsp:blink:k:

A programming paint program? What is it really? I'm interested.

[kjordan2001]

(session? @ Jun 14 2003, 02:28)

What is "Logo?":blink:nk:

A programming paint program? What is it really? I'm interested.

Well, you tell the turtle (usually just a pixel) to move in code, you can have it draw lines, etc. It's not that exciting:sleep:ep:

[arioss]

Is there anybody using PowerBuilder? :D

[danshome]

Well, you tell the turtle (usually just a pixel) to move in code, you can have it draw lines, etc. It's not that exciting. :sleep:

Not just a pixel - we used to have the full-on turtle robot with a pen that you put in and could lower or retract on command in order to draw on large sheets of paper underneath... That thing was great (I wonder with the school still has it - it's been 13 or 14 years after all...)

[macman87]

my school still teachers logo with the Microworlds program...i guess its the easiest language pple can learn...

[+virtorio MVC]

C++, C#, Java

[Silverity]

C, C++, C#, Lisp, Prolog, asm

[ss1]

Java, C++.Net, and also VB.Net as well.

I can code in C but by god I'd rather jump off a cliff first!

ss1.

[futb0l]

i learn lots of languages... mainly web programming...

[Mike Douglas]

I'm php

[macman87]

asp anyone?

[arioss]

Delphi, C/C++, PowerBuilder, Asm

[Gary_Player]

English. Just like everyone else should :D

Oh wait, thats not the language this is about ;)

[chubby10]

OK, I have my doubt about all these people using C++ out there...

Let me ask it this way:

Do you use C++ for work?

Do you use C++ for school?

Do you use C++ for Windows Programming?

Do you use C++ for Linux/Unix?

What is the biggest C++ program you have written?

I will start first...

1) Yes, about 20% now, usually Winsock, GDI, and Win32 API wrapper. Mostly DLLs, ATL COM objects and OCXes.

2) No... I have been out of school for over 16 years

3) No... C++ is not the best lauguage to finish a project on time under Windows. MFC is not that easy to use and I have yet to code in Managed C++ under dotnet

4) No... I do not code for free. I also target the biggest chunk of the market only.

5) Optical Jukebox device driver and NT services.

[the evn show]

Lately I've been using Java and COBOL because I'm taking courses in both at university.

For 'fun and games' I'm back to messing about with x86 ASM on DOS 6.22 virtual PC.

For serious work it's still OBJ-C or C++ depending on the platform. I'm opposed to the use of prototyping languages like VB for any serious work - but to each his own.

[Bizkit]

Cobal on the IBM AS\400

[GPSnoopy]

OK, I have my doubt about all these people using C++ out there...

Let me ask it this way:

Do you use C++ for work?

Do you use C++ for school?

Do you use C++ for Windows Programming?

Do you use C++ for Linux/Unix?

What is the biggest C++ program you have written?

I program mostly in C++. It's been 4 years now that I've learned how to program in that language.

It's a very powerfull language, but it takes time to really learn it. I don't just mean the syntax, but all the programming paradigms, patterns and the logics behind them.

(note aside: check www.boost.org if you think C++ std lib is lacking somewhere)

To answer chubby:

1) Yes. But I'm a student so it was a 2 months work as a programmer. Was working on a DB engine.

2) Yes, when I can. Like, when it's not a Java project for school. (PS: I hate Java ;)) :p

3) Yes... but the less it happens the better it is. Windows programming is not really interesting and really awkward. Whenever I can I use portable libs to do what I want (boost, SDL, GLUT, etc...)

4) Yes. I try to make my programs as portable as possible, so Unix/Linux is a supported platform for me.

5) Hard to say... nothing really amazing in size, about 10,000 lines for my biggest personnal project. Generally things in relation with 3D graphics and such : image lib, triangle stripper, zip file system (C++ interface for a file system ? la Quake III).

For the moment my projects tends to get smaller in term of number of lines, but do more and more 'cause I'm getting more used to the C++ std lib and various other 3rd party libs.

[vcv]

C++

VB (don't use it anymore, but i had mastered it, then realized it was bleh)

C#

Perl

PHP

Those are the languages I have actually written anything useful in. I have used other languages, such as ruby, x86asm, Java, D, but nothing extensive.

[Bubbo]

I've just started my computing AS level and we are learning turbo pascal because according to our teacher "C++ sucks goats compared to turbo pascal"

[azcodemonkey]

I've just started my computing AS level and we are learning turbo pascal because according to our teacher "C++ sucks goats compared to turbo pascal"

As it's often said, "Those who can't, teach." <j/k> ;) C++ offers you a arsenal of weapons to blow your legs off with, but is heads above for the mere fact that you can program in an object oriented way. Then, throw in the STL, or just the ability to templatize, and forget tp. I guess if your teacher actually had to solve real-world problems, he wouldn't use turbo pascal.

[GPSnoopy]

according to our teacher "C++ sucks goats compared to turbo pascal"

One of my teachers says Cobol is better than anything on Earth. I guess that's why they're teacher and not actual programmers. :laugh:

[elfangor]

C++ and Java equally.

[Hills420]

sql :D

[preducer]

c and sql

[FalseLogic]

When I'm not writing awesome new programs for my C64 I like writing desktop apps for Java. I don't program 100% of the time in Java for work, so I do it from home occasionally to keep my skills up.