The popular dev platforms

[Simon P Stevens]

I think if you are listing form factors for want of a better word, then to me "cloud" is something different from "web". I've seen "desktop" apps that utilise the "cloud". Web is websites/apps. Cloud is stuff running on scalable application frameworks like EC2/Azure/AppEngine. Also, I think you missed embedded. It may not be as visible, but there are a huge amount of devices that don't run a major OS and are just coded for directly in c (or even with tools like the .net micro framework).

Simon

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[Dan Mos]

One of them. There were many "oracles" throughout history. My preferred one was the Athens one.

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[Christopher Duncan]

Well, Oracle is a db. Are people still doing desktop dev in Delphi?

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[Christopher Duncan]

Wouldn't that be Kobol? Sorry. I've been watching Battlestar Galacta lately...

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[Christopher Duncan]

Good points.

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[Lost User]

I just used to page the oracle

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[Rhuros]

you sound as if you met her personally... or were you having a bit of a 300 moment....

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

AFAIK, desktop Java on Linux is not a significant dev platform at all. On the other hand, server-side Java ("Java EE") is huge.

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[Andy Brummer]

Also RoR is pretty big for the web.

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[Jim Crafton]

Is it, or does it just have a *really* vocal following? Like Chris, I was under the impression that most web stuff was done with either PHP, Microsoft's tech-du-jour.Net, some Java, and a sprinkling of python, Ruby, etc.

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[Lost User]

How about this one: "Anywhere": "cross platform" / C that does not compile on windows

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

Christopher Duncan wrote:

I've been watching Battlestar Galacta lately...

That explains why you did not get a chance to fix the links in your sig.

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

Jim Crafton wrote:

a *really* vocal following

Yes, that is more accurate.

[ChandraRam]

Christopher Duncan wrote:

Are people still doing desktop dev in Delphi?

Yes!

[Mustafa Ismail Mustafa]

I read somewhere that the overwhelming majority of web work is carried over from the early days of the web with the bulk being done with C/C++ on CGI/FastCGI and Perl. Java on the web is a relative upstart and so are all the other usual suspects.

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[Andy Brummer]

There are a few web apps that I've had to use which were written on rails so my experience probably doesn't reflect the entire market.

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[Christopher Duncan]

Well, then - it goes on the list! :)

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[Yayozama]

I do. I'm working with Builder C++ 6.0 (with parts of Delphi) Yersterday I felt like I was working with stones and shells...