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Alex

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Programming

I've recently decided to change my area of focus in school to computer science
so lets talk about programming! who here programs and in what? how long have you been doing it? how good are you? any formal training?

myself right now I only know html and css, and tiiiiiiny bit of javascript and php, I'm pretty good at website building and can do what I want with a bit of time and troubleshooting, I've been doing a LOT of stuff since i started toying with html around 2006ish though I haven't done much recently I think I have quite a bit of experience

I'm sure a lot of you can kick my butt with what programming you can do, so post about it!

RhazzleFrazzle

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Re: Programming

my programs are so awesome i haven't even begun to learn how to make one

Kaslai

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Re: Programming

Well, all you gotta do is put the exception in the rule, and then you win!

Also, before Riru taints you: JAVA IS TERRIBLE. LEARN C LIKE A MAN.

ugotpwned

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Re: Programming

Well, all you gotta do is put the exception in the rule, and then you lose!

Also, before Riru taints you: C IS TERRIBLE. LEARN JAVA LIKE A MAN.

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Kaslai

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Re: Programming

Well, all you gotta do is put the exception in the rule, and then you lose!

Also, before Riru taints you: C IS TERRIBLE. LEARN JAVA LIKE A MAN.

Wait, since when does Riru care about C? Go Riru!

ugotpwned

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Re: Programming

Well, all you gotta do is put the exception in the rule, and then you lose!

Also, before Riru taints you: C IS TERRIBLE. LEARN JAVA LIKE A MAN.

Wait, since when does Riru care about C? Go Riru!

Riru cares about gamemaker now, you were his inspiration his whole childhood!

Rurigok

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Re: Programming

PHP is fun, I'd recommend looking into it more. I've always been interested in web programming. However, Java is my favorite - despite its limitations and Aslai's constant ridicule.

Alex

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Re: Programming

yeah the program I'm doing is somewhat minimal and I'm probably choosing not to do java for now whoops
I'm doing c and c++ and c# though

is c# pronounced c number or c sharp

edit: I wanna learn php because web stuff interests me the most but right now I'm going for the ones best at getting me a job haha

Toby

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Re: Programming

Kinda like the image, just ignore people who hate on languages/tools, more often than not they have no idea what they're on about. It's like people who hate on Dreamweaver and INSIST you code in notepad ( though dreamweaver is a horrible editor ;p ) because it's more "pro". Using C doesn't make you more hardcore, nor does using ASM or Binary...

Java is a fine language and one of the, maybe even the, fastest interpreted languages out there. Plus its OO model is really nice, something I enjoyed when moving away from ActionScript3, which has an awful OO implementation and is weakly-typed.

Different languages for different things, you can't just say "C is better" because it isn't in a lot of cases. My favourite language is C++ though. All the control of C but with objects, delicious.

I started with php too but since I began uni (Comp Sci too!) I haven't really found anywhere to use it besides one web module in the first year after I got tired with Perl

edit: (it's pronounced "c sharp")

Jaybm

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Re: Programming

However, Java is my favorite - despite its limitations and Aslai's constant ridicule.

But you kept yelling at me and giving me wrong answers when I was trying to learn it :<

Different55

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Re: Programming

I know Lua and I made a pixel art program in that with a lot of features. I know PHP, LHP, HTML,   CSS,   and JavaScript.

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XxAtillaxX

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Re: Programming

I tend to focus on .NET too much for my own good.

I've always been interested in C++... however I never really found it to be my cup of tea.
My first programming language I've tried was RapidQ. It was fun to work with, but then again--old language.

I currently reside with coding in C# (C-Sharp) and intend on working with ASM (Assembly) in the future.
I've already taken some classes on it. I like the idea of working with hardware directly.

For a starting language I suggest C# as much as I suggest to stay away from Visual Basic.

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soccerfreak006

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Re: Programming

I do Visual Basic. Do C# so you can get used to harder languages.

Bash

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Re: Programming

PHP is a decent language for people who are starting out (the weak typing helps), and it can be used to develop advanced applications.   It seems to be supported everywhere I look, which is good for those who are just playing around and like to show things off.   Though, this post by Jeff Atwood may be a good read if you are looking into it.

PHP can be used to develop desktop applications (PHP-GTK), though I started out doing that with VB.NET.   It is pretty relaxed for a lot of things, such as formatting, but it has stronger typing than PHP.   It uses the .NET framework, so that helps with a lot of things, and it makes it easier to switch between .NET languages.

C#.NET is a great language, and I managed to switch into it really easily because it uses the .NET framework.   There really isn't too much I can say about it, mainly because I have only used it with .NET and haven't done anything too advanced.

Java is pretty nice, I'm currently taking courses on it.   My opinion is pretty much the same as Toby, but the AS3 comments also apply to PHP.

When I speak with people nowadays who are learning to program, I generally refer them to Python.   It reminds me a lot of PHP, without a lot of the issue that I see PHP developers having.   It also has a nice OO implementation which makes it pretty awesome to use.

But you can start off with tons of different languages and still end up being a good programmer.   As long as you understand the basic concepts, learning the syntax of a language (and the bugs) isn't too difficult.

For a starting language I suggest C# as much as I suggest to stay away from Visual Basic.

Honestly, I've never found a good reason for why people shouldn't start with VB.NET and then move on to C#.NET.

I've used them both, and the differences between them haven't been enough for me to tell people learning a language for the first time to use one or the other.

tl;dr: Languages have their pros and cons, there isn't really one language that can be used for everything.

soccerfreak006

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Re: Programming

I also like to use terminal/konsole in backtrack 5.

Different55

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Re: Programming

piet beats the crap out of all other languages.

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XxAtillaxX

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Re: Programming

piet beats the crap out of all other languages.

Yay for esoteric languages! Pretty much OP-codes but with fun pixel colors!

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Krock

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Re: Programming

Months ago I stopped learning PHP, now I try some codes in C# and a bit C.

If I get bored on C#, I'll switch back to PHP bacause there is always something new to find.

Tako

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Re: Programming

I can't say much, because I only know the basics of C# and even less in Java.

If anyone plans on coding in Java, I'd recommend this course -- Prof. Mehron from Stanford uploads his lectures to Youtube.

(It also helps if you have candy on you so you can ask questions that he won't hear.)

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cooldude102

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Re: Programming

I just got one question to ask you all: Whats the difference between c# and e#?

Cyral

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Re: Programming

I just got one question to ask you all: Whats the difference between c# and e#?

C# is very popular, googling E# Programming returns very little.

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Bobithan

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Re: Programming

For a month or two I got into coding in C++ and made a few simple programs then lost interest.
Maybe I should get into it again.

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Tako

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Re: Programming

I just got one question to ask you all: Whats the difference between c# and e#?

Different syntax. It also has pure encapsulation. That's just about it. They're both OO and decently flexible.

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