On 03/23/2011 11:06 AM, Stephen wrote:
This is a great bit of information, One thing he does not mention is
the similarities in all of these languages, you learn one the others
get somewhat easier... (not all but many)
Good point... And you are right in a way, but not completely.
You basicall
This is a great bit of information, One thing he does not mention is
the similarities in all of these languages, you learn one the others
get somewhat easier... (not all but many)
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Kevin Fries wrote:
> On 03/23/2011 10:03 AM, Taylor, Kaia wrote:
>
> I read that you
On 03/23/2011 10:03 AM, Taylor, Kaia wrote:
I read that you want a win desktop application, as opposed to a device
driver, for instance. I am guessing that code efficiency is lower
down on the list than coding time. So I see it as a matter of
balancing how quickly you want that desktop app wr
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Subject: Re: Chosing a programming language for today and the next 10
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Personally, I'd learn C and then C++ and then Objecti
Personally, I'd learn C and then C++ and then Objective C. The basics of C
applies to both C++ and Objective C. Its good for embedded stuff and
standard computer platforms.
Java is appealing from its cross platform ability, but with Oracle at the
helm, I've heard grumblings that it may be going now
Wow, such a windows question, and written to a linux group!
Dare I bring up Qt and KDE ? I realize neither is a language, but with the
future of Qt and KDE looking to scale to mobile devices, it only makes sense
to plan future applications to be written with C++ using the incredibly
impressive Qt
Lots here, Hopefully this will help.
1) Windows is a terrible bet. It's already having trouble in the market on
multiple fronts; it doesn't scale up to servers (well), it doesn't scale down
to mobile devices, and it won't likely work well with the transition to ARM
architectures and a more div
