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The Problem Of Developing

Posted by Hemos on from the how-to-develop-code dept.

A reader writes "ZDNet News is running an editorial about the choice of programming languages for developers today. The author suggests that developers have been left with little choice because all of the current programming languages are essentially the same."

8 of 438 comments (clear)

  1. C# by October_30th · · Score: 4, Funny
    C# is not the same! Neither is .NET.

    They both are brilliant innovations by Microsoft that will carry us all into the wonderful future on the information superhighway!

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  2. Question by The+Cat · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's .NET written in?

    oh...

    hmmmm....

    GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!!!!!!!

    1. Re:Question by sharkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      What's .NET written in?

      Orwellian

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  3. Re:LISP, Scheme, Prolog? by brer_rabbit · · Score: 4, Funny
    Author seemed to not consider

    while you've got excellent pointts, your post should of ended there. The author simply didn't consider much of anything. His boss must of asked him to write an article about that newfound TV/typewriter combo thang.

  4. Re:What is he smoking by joib · · Score: 4, Funny

    [oldest programming language pissing match]
    You program in C for a living? Well, I recently landed a job involving fortran programming. :)
    [/]
    Conclusion: ZDNet author is a dimwit if he believes every programmer in the world does nothing but shopping carts.
    Or should I do shopping carts with "fortran.NET"? Bwahahaha...

  5. Diversity by gnovos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Replacing a position because some guy back in '83 decided to use the odd-ball programming language : $120k

    Maintaining 17 different operating system at once : $225k

    Answering calls from 200 end users with slightly different desktops : $57k

    Having your entire network, the networks of all your end users, and your entire array of backup systems turned into incomprehensible mush overnight due to an advanced virus that could easily target and replicate in your undiversified computer systems : Priceless

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  6. Re:Programming in the US Military by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, I agree. Ada95 is much better than Ada83.

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  7. We mourn the loss of C# by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Control for C# was fought over in courts for Years. Musician's Friend fought a long and grueling battle for the long used, but never copyrighted, C# but in the end the magnificent monolith of the west prevailed. Many musicians weep, and the keys of D, E, A and B will never be the same.