1. Programming Languages...No Such Thing As The Best
- Posted by David Gay <moggie at INTERLOG.COM>
Oct 09, 1998
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Last edited Oct 10, 1998
I've watched with interest the debate regarding which programming language
is better. I've come to the conclusion a lot of people have missed the point
regarding programming languages, and that is the language is best where it
suits you best.
For example, take the resume thread we've seen here. While some companies
will take a person who has learned Visual Basic over Euphoria, I can also
tell you from experience they won't hire a Visual Basic programmer if s/he
does not know anything about COBOL, RPG or CL. While these are old languages
and have little or no graphics support, they are the most in demand in the
IT field and will continue to be so for the next 10 to 20 years. I should
know, as I am a programmer and use these languages in my job. Where
employment is concerned, these languages would be considered the best.
Moving on to the argument over Windows support, I'd like to make a
comment...if Windows API programming is considered modern programming, why
do we still have a DOS command prompt? Because some programmers like myself
do not like the API, do not find it is stable, and would prefer to write
their own custom I/O interface over what Microsoft offers. RDS has realized
this, which is why we have the DOS 32 bit version of Euphoria. Just as I
won't fault someone who wants to use the API in programming, I should not be
faulted for refusing to do so. We both are still programmers, and have
chosen the language of our preference because it serves us best
individually.
David Gay
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/4346
A Beginner's Guide To Euphoria
