[dba-Tech] ScriptCS or using C# as a scripting

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Mon May 13 13:11:31 CDT 2013


Hi Hans:

I agree. To be able to work with a language takes a couple of months, tops,
but the code and understanding is really not there, yet. If you work in a
language steady, for year, a person can get really good. To be a guru in a
language takes years and by then you can stretch the language far beyond its
original design.

Learning a new language is always a tough climb...it is not so much actual
language but the language concept that the creator intended, that is the
challenge to comprehend.

That is, IMHO, why there is so few real quality programmers. It take years
to become really good.

The other unfortunate reality is that non-programmers have no idea what it
takes to make good solid code so they just tend to look for the hacker that
can crank out features and lines of code...but they tend to be the people
that pay the bills.

When I was in the position of choosing developers, I tended to gravitate
towards the people that really loved programming. The people that are really
interested in whole world of computing are the innovators, creators and the
real project designers. Additionally, if the programmer has finished a few
projects then they are keepers...IMHO.   

Jim

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
Andersen
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:40 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] ScriptCS or using C# as a scripting

Someone should make a compiler that compiles JavaScript into C#, because
learning new programming languages is, you know... too difficult.

- Hans


On 2013-05-13, at 9:02 AM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I have not used this new script language, ScriptCS, but it does look
> interesting.
> 
> It will allow you to use C# as a script language and may eventually be
used
> to extend your web site functionality.
> 
> http://scottksmith.com/blog/2013/05/08/getting-started-with-scriptcs/
> 
> Jim
> 
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