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  • C code frog 0

    So here's one I was just reflecting on.

    1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
    2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
    3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

    For me:

    1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
    2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
    3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

    I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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    J4amieC
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    code-frog wrote:

    Which language did you first learn programming in?

    BBC Basic (Actually on an Acorn Electron, but the Acorn and BBC were almost one and the same)

    code-frog wrote:

    Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)

    A mixture of Classic ASP in VBScript and Javascript making server calls, way way way before they called it Ajax.

    code-frog wrote:

    If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

    C# 100%

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    • V Vivek Rajan

      1. BASIC: on ZX spectrum 64K 2. Java (Swing): I was at one time a big Java fan. So I incorrectly assumed I could write a high performance network application with a fast responsive GUI in it. About two-thirds of the way through I realized that this really isnt the right tool for the job, but I wanted to squeeze the maximum out of it before we abandoned the entire code base written over a year.So I tried all the tricks JNI, object/thread pooling, complex UI clipping, a different storage engine. The most unproductive work is when you are optimizing the hell of something that isnt even the right tool for the job. 3. Ruby / Fox-Ruby: Cant live without this! Given any task, my first reaction is "Can Ruby do this ?" before turning to C++/MFC.

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      1. The language used with dBase II (forgot the name) 2. C# (compact framework) Because of the lousy performance. Into the same category goes eVB. Man was this thing crap. Performance and memory consumption was crazy on this small Jornada 680/720 devices. I always had memory problems. 3. C++ I am just facing the same problem like you had with Swing. The program is working but way too slow. The memory performance is even worse. The GC is just not doing it's job properly. And I guess I must rewrite the whole thing in eVC I only have 32 Megabyte of Memory and I have about 20 Megabyte of Data as well. The Machine has no harddisk. GC is not working correctly so I am always short of memory. :(( :(

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      • C code frog 0

        So here's one I was just reflecting on.

        1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
        2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
        3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

        For me:

        1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
        2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
        3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

        I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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        Ingo
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        1. A-Basic (IBM Basic) 2. never had such an experience 3. Depends on the things I want to do. For a fast/save algorithm I prefer C++, for easy building a nice desktop application C#, for a fast web application PHP. For nice programming Turbo Pascal.

        code-frog wrote:

        SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.

        Abap 4? That is no programming language that is just %$#i!&. Well but a so many talk about Brainfuck I will build my next Windows application with it - touring machines are super! :-D ------------------------------ PROST Roleplaying Game

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        • C code frog 0

          So here's one I was just reflecting on.

          1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
          2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
          3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

          For me:

          1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
          2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
          3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

          I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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          Marco Stinger
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          1. BASIC on an APPLE II at Yamboo's Junior High (1982 ...sigh sigh ... I'm old ...) 2) C++/VB/Delphi/Assembler .... what a mess ..... 3) It was Delphi 'till 2 years ago, now I have to say C# Ciao ;)
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          • C code frog 0

            So here's one I was just reflecting on.

            1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
            2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
            3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

            For me:

            1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
            2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
            3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

            I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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            Joshua Quick
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            1. BASIC on the Commodore 64, Apple IIe, and Apple IIgs. 2) Assembly (MASM 80x86). This is when I learned to comment as I code, because most of the lines looked the same to me. 3) Either C++ or VB.NET depending on the situation.
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            • C code frog 0

              So here's one I was just reflecting on.

              1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
              2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
              3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

              For me:

              1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
              2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
              3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

              I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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              Paul Watson
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              1. Turbo Pascal 2. Prolog. Maximum stress, minimum output. 3. C# regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

              adapted from toxcct:

              while (!enough)
              sprintf 0 || 1
              do

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              • S Shog9 0
                1. TI-BASIC, on the TI-99/4A
                2. Probably x86 assembler, possibly C
                3. If i knew ahead of time that no system programming would be required, probably JavaScript (since i enjoy it). Otherwise, C++ (since i'm most familiar with the runtime).

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                Paul Watson
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                Shog9 wrote:

                probably JavaScript (since i enjoy it)

                Got a decent editor for it? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                adapted from toxcct:

                while (!enough)
                sprintf 0 || 1
                do

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                • C code frog 0

                  So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                  1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                  2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                  3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                  For me:

                  1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                  2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                  3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                  I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                  Lost User
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                  1. Assembler 2. Assembler 3. C++ The tigress is here :-D

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                  • C code frog 0

                    So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                    1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                    2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                    3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                    For me:

                    1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                    2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                    3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                    I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                    Stephen Hewitt
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                    1. 6800 assembler. 2. 6800 assembler. 3. C++ Steve

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                    • C code frog 0

                      So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                      1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                      2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                      3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                      For me:

                      1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                      2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                      3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                      I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                      Monty2
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                      1. FoxPro :~ (not really a programming language but thats what got me started ) 2. C++ 3. C++ :rose:


                      C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg

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                      • C code frog 0

                        So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                        1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                        2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                        3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                        For me:

                        1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                        2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                        3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                        I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                        Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                        1. Apple /// BASIC :doh: 2. 8080 assembler, closely followed by extending a public domain C-compiler :-> 3. C++ :cool: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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                        • C code frog 0

                          So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                          1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                          2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                          3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                          For me:

                          1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                          2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                          3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                          I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                          Lost User
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                          C C C Nunc est bibendum

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                          • C code frog 0

                            So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                            1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                            2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                            3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                            For me:

                            1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                            2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                            3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                            I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                            Vikram A Punathambekar
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                            1. C. 2. C++. Enjoyed it. 3. C#. Hmmm... do you see a pattern here? :suss: Cheers, Vikram, Voice of Reason.


                            "Don't judge me You could be me in another life In another set of circumstances"   - "Tomorrow we'll see", Sting.

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                              C C C Nunc est bibendum

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                              Vikram A Punathambekar
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                              fat_boy wrote:

                              C C C

                              Hmm... I detect a pattern there. :suss: Cheers, Vikram, Voice of Reason.


                              "Don't judge me You could be me in another life In another set of circumstances"   - "Tomorrow we'll see", Sting.

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                              • C code frog 0

                                So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                                1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                                2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                                3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                                For me:

                                1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                                2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                                3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                                I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                                Roger Wright
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                                1. FORTRAN IV - I studied FORTRAN II, but had no computer to try it on. 2. ASM (8080-style) - I built the company a computer, but there was no OS for it. 3. Pascal "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9

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                                • C code frog 0

                                  So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                                  1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                                  2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                                  3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                                  For me:

                                  1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                                  2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                                  3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                                  I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                                  Phil J Pearson
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                                  1. Fortran X| 2. 8080 assembler 3. C++ Regards, Phil

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                                  • C code frog 0

                                    So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                                    1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                                    2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                                    3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                                    For me:

                                    1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                                    2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                                    3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                                    I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                                    Chris Meech
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                                    1. FORTRAN (with cards) 2) COBOL (that would be 68 and 74). And I've yet to have a problem that I couldn't use COBOL to solve. :) 3) C++ The language is a lot of fun to use. The single biggest thing I like about C++ is code-reuse. Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When I want privacy, I'll close the bathroom door. [Stan Shannon] BAD DAY FOR: Friendly competition, as Ford Motor Co. declared the employee parking lot at its truck plant in Dearborn, Mich., off limits to vehicles built by rival companies. Workers have to drive a Ford to work, or park across the street. [CNNMoney.com] Nice sig! [Tim Deveaux on Matt Newman's sig with a quote from me]
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                                      Shog9 wrote:

                                      probably JavaScript (since i enjoy it)

                                      Got a decent editor for it? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry! K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

                                      adapted from toxcct:

                                      while (!enough)
                                      sprintf 0 || 1
                                      do

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                                      Shog9 0
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                                      SciTE[^] is still my favorite... :) ----

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                                      • C code frog 0

                                        So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                                        1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                                        2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                                        3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                                        For me:

                                        1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                                        2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                                        3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                                        I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                                        Gary Wheeler
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                                        1. FORTRAN IV. Wright State University, fall quarter 1979. TI-59 programmable calculator, and Tiny BASIC come a close second. 2. PL/I. I took two computer graphics courses, and did an independent study project in graphics. The graphics lab at WSU at the time used PL/I on a group of CP/M machines. I extended the independent study project over two quarters. In the middle of the second one, I was really struggling. My advisor told me, finished or not, he wouldn't extend the project another quarter. I spent more than one 40 hour day in the lab finishing up. 3. Hands down, C++. Straight C is too confining these days.


                                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                                        • C code frog 0

                                          So here's one I was just reflecting on.

                                          1. Which language did you first learn programming in?
                                          2. Which language did you sweat bullets in for the first time? (What language was your trial by fire? Your very first maximum stress experience...)
                                          3. If you knew pressure was coming which language would you be more inclined to have at your back? Not necessarily your favorite but the one you know best.

                                          For me:

                                          1. The answer is C. My college even used K & R.
                                          2. SAP R/3 & Abap 4. Had to work in it and C++/ATL.
                                          3. C. I just like C. It's fun and simple. Frameworks take a long time to learn.

                                          I only read CP for the articles. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.

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                                          Douglas Troy
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                                          1. Atari BASIC 2. ADA '83 - required 3 courses of it in college: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced programming in ADA. It was stressful mainly b/c the prof. gave 1-A, 2-B, 3-C everyone else failed. 3. That's difficult to say; currently I'd answer C++, but I'm leaning more-and-more towards C# these days, as my base frameworks improve and become more advanced. I love C++ and WTL for quick and dirty apps.


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