what languages do you use?
 

I'm curious to know what languages you all prefer to use for your daily/weekly coding grindage and for what reasons.

C: Personal
Perl: Work/Personal
Bash-Shell: Work/Personal

I've dabbled in C++, Java, and Python, but couldn't ever really sink my teeth into any of them, though I did spend a bit more time with Java.

Anyone else?

C++ is my main language, i use C when the features of C++ arnt needed and i use fortran on some high performance computers. i know z80 and x86(upto and incuding 486) assembly. i have played with java, bash script, pascal, haskell, and other languages ive forgotten but i wouldnt say i know them. i am also trying to teach myself lisp.

Perl: Work / Personnel
Java: Work / Personnel
C / C++: When I am bored :o
x86 Assembler: When I forget to take my medication :D


Programming x86 Assembler with debug.
Now there's a chanllege.

lol, i used to write com files on my 386 black&white laptop with debug

I've dabbled in C/C++, Java, shell, PHP, javascript, and what I think was some BASIC in a maths lesson once. My biggest works have been in Python, though I was top of the class at machine code for some emulated 8086 processor iirc. :)

I've used some apparent C derivative for basic games animation, and will probably have to learn Java for uni if I go to Warwick. The rest is personal messing. :cool:

Perl: 100%
I've taken a look at Java, but didnt like it, and I'm currently looking into C++

have been switching to different languages and OSs according the requirements of the office. Mostly i have user C/C++.

I've mostly been using C/C++ and Perl lately because of college, but i've been working on personal projects using those languages as well.

I've also started learning LISP for purely idiosyncratic reasons

C++, Java, PHP.

Java, When I eat.
Java, When I go toilet
Java, When I sleep and
Java, When I have sex.

:D

work - asp, vbscript
home - perl, php, bash, python, c

perl for CGI programming
c/c++ for any other application
but i use shell scripts more often for system prog

(= About 6 months ago, I decided to learn to read/write/speak a foreign language, and decided on Russian for that very reason. (there is not much use or call for the russian language in my area, since I can't even rent movies in russian... spanish, now that is a different story, since the hispanic population is quite large)

C++ and PHP primarily, but i also like to play around with Java, Perl, BASIC (Qbasic), and even the second rate programming of Rm2K :p :D

also ive tried out asp, python, visual basic, bistro, pascal, snobol4, pliant, and a bunch of other things that i've only touched on

main c++ bash
also php sql

What I find interesting is that alot of you are clumping C and C++ together.

I used to write C++, but after reading ritchie's book (and also startig to read some source codes) I found C more lovely, than C++.

bash, C, C++, Modula-2, Oberon, X11-Basic (a clone of GFA BASIC for the Atari ST/TT), and about 10 others I occasionally dabble in, like M68K assembly & MOS 6502 assembly, things of that nature.

I am still working with Java only, after I get that down good enough I am planning on looking into python.

Eek, the languages I actually use would be mostly Python, with a smattering of C/C++ (yes, I group them together because C++ is a proper superset of C, after all). The languages I know, on the other hand, constitute a much longer list. Lately I've been playing a lot with Haskell and Scheme/Lisp.

Perl needs to go away permanently.

Why? I am curious, since i've been learning that lately.

True, but let's get back to your Russian story. How much did you end up learning of it?

What i find cool is how many of you do Bash scripting as well. I know it's a unix/linux forum, but still how usefull is it in the end? (i am a complete newbee when it comes to it).

You sure you want to open that box here? :) I have no problem expounding on the perils of perl, but I have a feeling it'd be unwelcome here (at least in this thread, if not on this whole board).

strike, you been hanging around jemfinch? (= (hi, jemfinch, if you read this!)

Yeah, but you know as well as I that I love python on its own merits and hate perl because of its own numerous shortfalls and not because of someone else's opinion :)

I'm still in the process, actually.. I learned to pronounce the letters, and know some of the pronunciation rules (I can read it, but slowly). I've got a handful of words and phrases memorized, but that's about it. I keep a russian/english dictionary next to my computer at work and look stuff up all the time. It's a fascinating language.. if only I had a better memory for it, though. (=


shell scripting is very nice, because there are SOO many things you can do with it.. there are tools for many situations that are already a part of the OS and shell language(s) that there's no need to go any further (to other scripting/compiled languages).

The way I learned was by ripping apart the system scripts for bootup and such.

Also, the bash HOW-TO is packed full of goodness. You can even do regexp pattern matching and substitution in bash. Now that's qool!

Sure! I'd love to hear your opinion about Perl.
I've personally encountered *some* things i don't like and i'd very much like to know know what you think of the language since you've had far more experience with it.

So send me a pm or email!

:study:

EDIT:
TheLinuxDuck, thanks for the quick reply. Cool how you are liking Russian, it's definatly much harder than English (i can speak it, but can't write or read).

About bash scripting: So it's that good? Well, looks like something i should check out in the future. What are some good intro online resources on the topic? (Besides looking at the scripts themselves on my Linux install). Thanks again... :D

Bash scripting - very useful, damn near essential for any serious full-time linux user or admin. I write mini-scripts to do stuff all the time. It's also pretty dead simple to learn enough passable bash.

Perl - I'm afraid this kind of post will get locked, but I'll go ahead and make a separate thread with my perl rants in it sometime later. If it gets locked, I understand :)

Well i can't wait for it ;)

C++, usta do Java and javascript but havent in like 2 years.

i wanna get into alot the php,sql, and perl cuz i wanna do alot of webprograming. :)

work (desktop apps) :
VB.NET
VC#.NET
SQL

work (PocketPC) :
EVC++

work (contract Web App) :
Java (EJB & JSP)

home :
Python (just start using)
Bash (heavily)

back in school time (assignments):
C (heavily)
Perl

My Fav under M$ Window$ is C#
My Fav under Linux is C (probably would be replaced by Python soon)



It is hard to swith around the languages, but after few months practices, I get used to, and I also felt my skill level has raised because I become able to think in different way.
(eg. "how would I do this with C++" while I'm writting Java...)

C most of the time.

Learning bash at the moment :)

I often (okay not often, sometimes) write programs that use 95% just C stuff, like I prefer printf (with stdio.h) when I'm writing CLI programs, and occasionally I need or want to use a C++ feature. Objects are sweet.

mainly java

PHP or zope for a web app

Java plays an important role
 

I can tell ya Java is playing an important role in my mind.

So,I don't want to trash talk a lot,so here you go:

Web: PHP,ASP(Ex-programming language),JSP(In the near future)

Application: Java,VB.NET(Don't want to learn but it's compulsory at school).

I know a lot of languages at the basic level.

Here is a list of them just in my order of knowledge and preference, in descending order actually.

C++
Java
C
Perl
Bash
Visual Basic
Assembler
Visual C++
Cobol

In these, I am confident in only C++ and Java, while the others are just, I know it also type languages.