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Heartlander · 80-89, M
Add me to that need to know. The best comprehensive approach for multiple operating systems, in or out of the cloud, client or server side, with integrated sql, graphic drag and drop, code behind development environment. All for someone with a low tolerance for steep learning curves :)
To some extent that was behind the path Visual Basic was on for a while, except VBscript never became universal, nor did any Basic version get any attention by OS, which I found strange considering that a Basic interpreter came built in on the earlier MACs. Also MS never really followed through with ACCESS either to the web nor the OS versions of Office. I’ve learned enough about JavaScript, pascal, php, postscript, C, Python, SQL, etc. to solve issues at hand, and promptly forgotten with “at hand” resolved, so I really don’t know them.
I’d LOVE to find find a language and development environment where VB left off, with easy internet grabs, file management and drag-drop form and report builders. Cloud based would make it especially appealing.
To some extent that was behind the path Visual Basic was on for a while, except VBscript never became universal, nor did any Basic version get any attention by OS, which I found strange considering that a Basic interpreter came built in on the earlier MACs. Also MS never really followed through with ACCESS either to the web nor the OS versions of Office. I’ve learned enough about JavaScript, pascal, php, postscript, C, Python, SQL, etc. to solve issues at hand, and promptly forgotten with “at hand” resolved, so I really don’t know them.
I’d LOVE to find find a language and development environment where VB left off, with easy internet grabs, file management and drag-drop form and report builders. Cloud based would make it especially appealing.
Adeptlinguist · M
Rust is up and coming. Python good for data science.
JavaScript for web stuff.
Personally I know C and C++ and am trying to learn Rust.
Really depends on what you intend to do.
JavaScript for web stuff.
Personally I know C and C++ and am trying to learn Rust.
Really depends on what you intend to do.
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Adeptlinguist · M
@helenS DOH! Yes!
Adeptlinguist · M
It’s a real programming language!
in10RjFox · M
Freelancing in what area ?
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
C and C++ is a good start.
These are full fledged languages used today.
Scripting languages are limited towards web design are not fully fledged languages.
Assembly might seem like a good fully fledged language yet in truth it's mostly for low level stuff, also some optimized routines could use it. Yet it's more for tweeking performance in conjunction with C or C++.
I did the later once only on certain devices like with certain video cards.
These are full fledged languages used today.
Scripting languages are limited towards web design are not fully fledged languages.
Assembly might seem like a good fully fledged language yet in truth it's mostly for low level stuff, also some optimized routines could use it. Yet it's more for tweeking performance in conjunction with C or C++.
I did the later once only on certain devices like with certain video cards.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@darkknightt if you are into web development yes. But they are not real computer languages. You asked for programming languages.
You can write a web browser with C and C++. You can't with java or python.
You can write a web browser with C and C++. You can't with java or python.
helenS · 36-40, F
@DeWayfarer But why would you want to write a web browser???
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@helenS just a totally web applicable example. It just as well could have been a data base program or even a separate interpretive language like Python itself.
Python is not compilable! JavaScript is not compilable. They are like basic. Interpretive languages.
Now the language Java is a different story. That is compilable! It's not a scripting language that requires a interpreter, like JavaScript!
The difference between low level language and a high level language is whether it's compilable or not.
You want speed? Do it in a compiled language at least.
Thing about Java language is the darn massive libraries included in the compilation. Waste of space. It's worse than Pascal ever was.
I actually wrote a TSR in Pascal! Not possible in Java. Nor are device drivers possible in Java.
All of that is possible with C, C++ or even Assembly and Pascal.
Side note: just looked this up now and was totally surprised that Pascal is still around on all platforms! By the name of Free Pascal. And 64 bit at that! 🤣
Python is not compilable! JavaScript is not compilable. They are like basic. Interpretive languages.
Now the language Java is a different story. That is compilable! It's not a scripting language that requires a interpreter, like JavaScript!
The difference between low level language and a high level language is whether it's compilable or not.
You want speed? Do it in a compiled language at least.
Thing about Java language is the darn massive libraries included in the compilation. Waste of space. It's worse than Pascal ever was.
I actually wrote a TSR in Pascal! Not possible in Java. Nor are device drivers possible in Java.
All of that is possible with C, C++ or even Assembly and Pascal.
Side note: just looked this up now and was totally surprised that Pascal is still around on all platforms! By the name of Free Pascal. And 64 bit at that! 🤣
SWisGoingWoke · M
darkknightt · M
@SWisGoingWoke are you a programmer?
SWisGoingWoke · M
@darkknightt yup
darkknightt · M
@SWisGoingWoke thanks, will be in touch with you
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@AbbySvenz 😂
ShepherdBard · 31-35, M
Most freelancing gigs will be front end website projects. So knowing HTML/CSS and javascript. Also knowing PHP for wordPress helps a lot because there are so many wordPress sites.
darkknightt · M
@ShepherdBard very informative
darkknightt · M
@SW-User are you doing any work on Python?
Lonelyandyb · 36-40, M
SW-User
Python and Java
For more opportunities, the C family
For serious bank, assembly and digital logic
For more opportunities, the C family
For serious bank, assembly and digital logic
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ButterRobot · 51-55, M
Java