User:Rldrenth
| Languages I abstain from | |
| Languages | Reasons |
| Ruby | too cryptic, Perlish |
| Cobol | just plain ugly |
| Ada | excess syntax & keywords |
| Favorite Languages | |
| Language | Proficiency |
| C | advanced |
| C sharp | novice |
| Python | advanced |
| Verilog | intermediate |
| Languages I use | |
| Language | Proficiency |
| AWK | intermediate |
| assembly | low-intermediate |
| BASIC | intermediate |
| C++ | advanced |
| Delphi | rusty |
| Java | beginner |
| JavaScript | when need to |
| Lua | novice |
| ME10 macro | intermediate |
| Perl | novice |
| SQL | intermediate |
| UNIX Shell | intermediate |
About Me
Python code contributer to RC. Also have edited some C, C++, Java examples. ME10 is a 'macro' language used in CoCreate CAD products. Its libraries and syntax are pretty rudimentary, but it get's the job done. Verilog is a language used in designing and simulating hardware. Favorite editor - vi,vim, of course.
Added C example of Evolution Algorithm (as anonymous) and the Python example of Expression Evaluator. The funky recursion stuff in the Python Prime Decomposition task was started by me, although it's been modified since.
What Languages Should You Learn
Here's what I think and why (Not necessarily in any particular order).
C# - There's lots of organizations that run Microsoft & use their tools. This is the language of choice. It's a good language too. A bit better than Java IMHO. If you're really not into Microsoft stuff, then learn Java instead.
C - After 35 years, there's still no language that can replace it when you need to do nitty gritty stuff, or if you're working on embeded microcontrollers. Fast and efficient. And when you're learning assembly language, there's generally a compiler flag that causes compiler to emit assembly code for your C source. You can see what the compiler is doing. You can also see that all the talk about compilers producing code with quality comparable to hand crafted assembly ain't necessarily so.
Python - Easy to use and very, very powerful. Applicable to a wide range of applictions. A possible drawback is that it's not very fast. Lots of C based modules that you import mitigate this drawback. Look for Python to be the inspiration of future languages. You can also use it to get a taste of Functional programming ala APL and J.
JavaScript - If you're going to do web pages, you'll be learning this one, like it or not. And along with this you'll want to learn about HTML and CSS.
SQL - You won't be using this all the time, but you will do enough with it to need to learn it.
Assembly - At least a little, so you know what happens down at the machine level.
VHDL or Verilog or other Hardware Description Language - It's a different way of viewing the world, where timing and sequencing rule.
What popular modern language should you not bother to learn?
Visual Basic or VB.Net. -It's on the way out, being supplanted by C#, Python, and occasionally C.
What about C++? - I still like C++. But I think there are other languages that will provide higher programmer productivity in practice. Try D, Objective-C, Java, or Delphi instead.