JBI: yeah, it takes a while to get used to new languges.
I dislike C syntax, I like python's indentation for nesting. I also dislike having to put a semicolon after statements.
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DaveG wrote:Since .NET, so a couple of years now.UberGerbil wrote:VB.NET is just as OO as C#
I didn't realize that VB had OO. How long has that been the case?UberGerbil wrote:There are a lot of programmers who have a kind of inferiority complex if they're not using a language with a C-derived syntax
Well, bad programming practices are possible in any language. I've seen some pretty appalling program design in C and C++. Having pointer errors crash your program may spank you into being "correct" but it doesn't necessarily make you "good."Personally, I don't like C-derived syntax, I find it too abbreviated and not easily readable. Also, I guess I just remember VB (and maybe moreso its predecessor) as being languages that encourage bad programming practices. I didn't realize that this had improved.
UberGerbil wrote:I've been programming on and off in C++ for over a decade, and C for longer than that. And I still hate the fact it is case sensitive. Particularly when I'm trying to call SomeLibraryfunctionWithWeirdcapitalization. The human mind doesn't naturally distinguish words that way, and I'd rather not have to bend myself to obey the way the machine wants to view the world.
UberGerbil wrote:I've been programming on and off in C++ for over a decade, and C for longer than that. And I still hate the fact it is case sensitive. Particularly when I'm trying to call SomeLibraryfunctionWithWeirdcapitalization. The human mind doesn't naturally distinguish words that way, and I'd rather not have to bend myself to obey the way the machine wants to view the world.
DaveG wrote:I didn't realize that VB had OO. How long has that been the case?
malebolgia wrote:If you haven't done any programming language before, sure it is a good one to look at. If you already have some background in one language or another (like Java or C++), then you may be better off just go with those languages.Not to go off topic, but what are your opinions about: TCL/KL?