Re: What programming language

From: Elliott Back (elliott_at_cornell.edu)
Date: 10/13/04 

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 02:14:56 GMT

Jared wrote:
> This is going to seem like a generic question that has been posed 1001
> times and is probably very subjective, but I need some real world
> answers, rather than textbook answers.
>
> Let me give my background in 2-3 sentences:
> 1. I am a developer who has been programming for about 3 years and
> have done the following:
> - Java (1 year experience)
> - Visual Basic 6 (Done quite a few in house utility and add on
> programs)
> - 4th Dimension (1 1/2 years worth of work doing client server
> programming)
> - ASP (not ASP.NET) using vbscript and MYSQL
> I currently work for a company doing advanced 4D programming and am
> quite good at it.
> 2. I own Visual Studio 6.0 PRO, Visual Studio .NET 2003 Ent. and
> JBuilder 6
> I have done my homework on the "advantages" to all approaches, but I
> want the real world answer....AND HERE IS MY QUESTION:
>
> What technology would be a good fit with my background and experience
> that would enable me to make a go at trying to go on my own? I need
> something that is going to be RAD, but still be efficient and
> professional looking (not Java), while not cositng me a bunch of money
> to get started. I would also like to note that the only .NET apps that
> I've seen seemed slow and bloated like a Java app compared to a
> compiled VB 6 or VC++ app.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> Jared

Microsoft's C# is quite fast, and is a Rapid App. Developement
environment as well. The .NET API is as rich as javas, and the typesafe
language, as well as the great IDE make it a pleasure, I gind, to use.
Speedwise, it's way faster than java, from what I can tell. The GUI is
sharp and responsive--it's the best way to write a Windows App. 

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Elliott C. Bäck
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