Re: [NF] Which Programming Language Should I Learn?

-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Mon, 20 Jun 2016, at 06:55 PM, Laurie Alvey wrote: > If you're using .NET, then it doesn't really matter - it all ends up with > the sane CLR. > > Laurie > > On 20 June 2016 at 18:33, Kurt Wendt Kurt_Wendt@globetax.com wrote: > > > DARN - I hate when this happens. I type an e-mail reply - but, forget to > > send it - and have other windows in front of it. So - now - 3 days later - > > I see I didn't send it! So - here goes... > > > > I totally agree with you Alan. > > > > Funny thing is - a while ago - they were a purely VB shop. Then - some of > > the systems folks here started having an argument about what to develop in. > > The CTO then put out the word via e-mail, re:VB vs. C#. Which then had more > > people arguing. So - then he called a meeting of the entire systems dept. - > > like about 30 people - and we argued in a conference room. Kinda funny - > > since one guy says this other guy in the group had ALREADY been doing > > coding in C# - when we were supposed to be a VB shop. So - in the end - the > > CTO decided to let Each Programmer decide what they would prefer to code > > in. So - now we are officially a 2 language shop! > > > > :-) > > > > Regards, > > Kurt Wendt > > Senior Systems Analyst > > > > > > Tel. +1-212-747-9100 > > www.GlobeTax.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan > > Bourke > > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 2:40 PM > > To: profoxtech@leafe.com > > Subject: Re: [NF] Which Programming Language Should I Learn? > > > > Make it C# would be my opinion. > > > > -- > > Alan Bourke > > alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm > > > > On Fri, 17 Jun 2016, at 06:21 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote: > > > Yeah - I started on an Apple II doing BASIC in 1980. Dabbled in BASIC > > > for years - then 'fell in love' with TurboPascal. > > > > > > I'm still doing VFP. But, at my job - they are Pushing me Seriously to > > > get on-board w/.Net - and either learn VB or C#. > > > > > > So - I gotta get crackin' and start watching some video tutorials - > > > and get my head wrapped around a new language... > > > > > > Regards, > > > Kurt Wendt > > > Senior Systems Analyst > > > > > > > > > Tel. +1-212-747-9100 > > > www.GlobeTax.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of > > > John R. Sowden > > > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 1:16 PM > > > To: profoxtech@leafe.com > > > Subject: Re: [NF] Which Programming Language Should I Learn? > > > > > > This is interesting. When I started with computers in 1977 (TRS-80 > > > Model I), I was the target market for computers, software, etc. I am > > > a small businessperson who invested time and energy into using computers. > > > I loved it! Now, I am not recognized at all. Either I use canned > > > software (gnucash, a quicken wanna be), an Office Program (Libre > > > Office), etc. or I am a "developer" earning a living writing code for > > others. > > > Neither apply. I have been writing in dBASE II, dBXL, Foxbase, > > > FoxPro/DOS (Visual Foxpro 5.0, never worked (not enough memory error > > > with more than enough memory)). Now I am trying Pure Basic. I wonder > > > what happened to the rest of us. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > On 06/17/2016 09:54 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: > > > > At 09:18 2016-06-17, Alan Bourke alanpbourke@fastmail.fm wrote: > > > >> With added Lord Of The Rings comparisions. > > > >> > > > >> http://carlcheo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/which-programming-la > > > >> ng uage-should-i-learn-first-infographic.png > > > >> > > > > > > > > It made for a break from all the shooting-yourself-in-the-foot > > > > comparisons. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > Gene Wirchenko > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server]