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- Subject: Re: PROGRAMERS OF ANY LANGUAGE
- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 96 19:14:17
- Organization: Mersinet
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- In Article<4k4pl2$pea@host1.einstein.com.ar>, <jkohen@einstein.com.ar> writes:
- >
- > Drew <aellis@harvey> wrote:
- >
- > > I am trying to document the pros and cons of the different
- > >languages. Would you please e-mail me and tell me some of the things you
- > >like or dislike about them.
- >
- > I really like C/C++ because you can write almost any code, even
- > nonsense code.
- >
- > I don't like Pascal, it's to easy, the compiler always knows the
- > errors, you can't make a buggy program because you can't do a good
- > program.
- > What's the then after the if, or the do after the while/for for?
- > Why i can't use...
- > for i := 1 to 10 step 2 (do)
- > .... or something like it?
- > Why use begin/end instead of {/} ?
- >
- > Asssembler gets the $1000000 prize. You can do almost anything, YOU
- > CAN DO ANYTHING!!!
-
- What a narrow minded attitude! Sure, assembler is *great* fun and you
- have total control over what happens within your code but each other
- language has its own merits too.
- I have written countless very useful system programs for Netware using
- Borlands Turbo Pascal which, with its inline assembler, provides an
- environment in which solid reliable code can be built extremely rapidly.
- The speed at which you can put a project together is often a key
- factor in the "Real World".
-
- 'C' is (to me at least) a far more elegant code, but is also a lot
- more cryptic and harder to read. Try getting to grips with someone
- elses C code! Again, having to rework someone else's code is often
- a common occurence in the "Real World".
-
- Don't just slam a language cos you don't like the way it looks.
-
- With nearly 20 years in the business, I don't have any one 'favourite'
- language - it depends what job I'm doing. At the moment, I'm working
- under unix all the time and find Perl to be amazing. It's a long time
- since a language got me excited - but Perl has :)
-
- Roy.
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