NODE 9e33b9f3re:programming
josh434@juno.com (josh d smith)Thu, 21 May 1998 14:23:51 -0700 (PDT)
i was thinking along the lines of pascal or c
i don't want to use apple or any form of it and besides i have a ibm
compatible
which do you think is better
thanx for all your responses
they've helped somewhat
what is wrong with pascal or c please enclose all things that i should
take in to consideration
much appreciative
josh
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NODE 27847978Re: programming
vcarlos35@juno.com (Karl Rierson)Thu, 21 May 1998 15:59:34 -0700 (PDT)
The problem with C or pascal is that it requires
quite a bit of punctuation such as:
braces {}
parentheses ()
and semicolons ;
Since your keyboard seems to be missing even a
period, programming in C may be a bit difficult...
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
On Fri, 22 May 1998 15:25:42 -0600 josh434@juno.com (josh d smith)
writes:
>i was thinking along the lines of pascal or c
>i don't want to use apple or any form of it and besides i have a ibm
>compatible
>which do you think is better
>thanx for all your responses
>they've helped somewhat
>what is wrong with pascal or c please enclose all things that i should
>take in to consideration
>much appreciative
> josh
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NODE b30a54aere:programming
Xcott Craver <caj@math.niu.edu>Thu, 21 May 1998 16:01:13 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 22 May 1998, josh d smith wrote:
> i was thinking along the lines of pascal or c
> what is wrong with pascal or c please enclose all things that i should
> take in to consideration
Neither has an ON GOTO command.
I mean, this feature is decades old! Jeez, you'd think they'd
have one by now. At least, we have FORTRAN's arithmetic IF.
How can you write a good text adventure game without an ON GOTO?
Seriously, I think ANSI C would be more universal, and less
anal-retentive than Pascal. Pascal was designed by a Nazi
Fascist who wanted all programmers to sit up straight in
their chairs and keep their office supplies carefully
arranged. Real computer programming isn't office supplies
and sitting up straight. It's slouching, poorly-ventilated
basements, and 20 half-empty cans of Barq's root beer.
So program in C.
Although the examples in Wayner's _Disappearing Cryptography_
are written in pascal and lisp. I guess I recommend learning
as many languages as possible, but prepare to use C more than
any other.
> much appreciative
> josh
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