Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Nov 21 08:26:44 CST 2009
Hi Rocky: Java is the most used language in the programming world. All the universities, that I know, teach it in their computer science courses. Google is written in a combination of Java and JavaScript. Below is the best list of languages and their status that I have found: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:04 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL Well, I'm so happy I waited to learn VB.NET. It died while I was waiting. One vote for the procrastinators. My kid is 13. He's heavy into JAVA now. But what should he learn for the future? What's going to be the platform du jour in 5 years? 10 years? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil Salakhetdinov Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:30 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL Mark, VB.Net is OK. I can use both C# and VB.NET interchangeably as many .NET developers do. But I do prefer C#. Nowadays in my development I'm using 99.99% of the time C# (for several years now). There are also F#, IronPython and IronRuby, which can be used on .NET development platform... Even more programming languages will come to .NET platform in the future... Even Fortran can be used within .NET - http://www.codeproject.com/KB/net-languages/intro_fortran.aspx AFAIHF... Thank you. -- Shamil P.S. I'd guess "new powerful webdev platform" uses C# by default but you can always switch to VB.NET or use both... -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:59 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL VB.NET is dead, dead, dead. Everyone has moved to C#...much more elegant. On Microsoft's new, most powerful webdev platform one can only use C#. Recent stat from DICE.COM: 68 VB.NET openings vs. 162 C# openings....almost 3:1 !!! Note: Even John Colby has moved over to C#. > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil > Salakhetdinov > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:36 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access/SQL > > Mark, > > IMO C# + .NET Framework is the best ever general purpose development > platform for business applications. > > I'm talking from my experience in development of business applications > using PL/1, COBOL, Fortran (Fortran-77), Pascal, Delphi, C/C++, > DataFlex, VBA, VB6, VB.NET, C#... > > One with good VB6/VBA development experience can start developing > VB.NET business apps the next day/week provided they will get proper > guidelines/help/tutoring... > > I have such examples as e.g. when I have got advanced MS Excel COM > Add-in and converted it (just starting using VB.NET this day) to a > VB.NET one within three days (10,000+ code > lines) - it's nothing special - most of experienced VB6/VBA developers > can do that. > > -- > Shamil <<< snip >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4608 (20091114) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.esetnod32.ru -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com