For the record, I'm a 14 year old Freshmen. Currently I'm taking Computer Science AP (I took a class on C a few years back, and another one on Java.)
I'm taking a big leap and assuming that you wouldn't mind your questions being answered by another unknown nerdy kid.
What I dislike about C/C++ is my inability to find a good, free compiler.
My favorite language would probably be PERL, mainly for it's versitility and ease.
If I could make my own language, it would be specially engineered to make the use of agents and neural networks much easier. [I was toying with the idea of writing some agent/neural network based stock prediction software today]
The biggest problem with software today is... you guessed it: POOR DESIGN. Measure twice, cut once. If these guys spent more time and money on software engineering rather than marketing and useless people, our software would be much better.
As much as I hate censorship, I wouldn't mind software specifically designed to defend against goatse.cx, free-flowers.n3.net, legal-advice.n3.net and other such "terror" sites. Last time I got goatse.cx'ed (by a thousand popup window redirector site..) I managed to save myself from the taint, at the cost of a half-hours worth of photoshop work.
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I Mark, fancy seeing you here!
For the record, I'm a 14 year old Freshmen. Currently I'm taking Computer Science AP (I took a class on C a few years back, and another one on Java.) I'm taking a big leap and assuming that you wouldn't mind your questions being answered by another unknown nerdy kid. What I dislike about C/C++ is my inability to find a good, free compiler. My favorite language would probably be PERL, mainly for it's versitility and ease. If I could make my own language, it would be specially engineered to make the use of agents and neural networks much easier. [I was toying with the idea of writing some agent/neural network based stock prediction software today] The biggest problem with software today is... you guessed it: POOR DESIGN. Measure twice, cut once. If these guys spent more time and money on software engineering rather than marketing and useless people, our software would be much better.
I'm a geek kid.. I've been programming since I was 6. How come I'm not slashdotted?
As much as I hate censorship, I wouldn't mind software specifically designed to defend against goatse.cx, free-flowers.n3.net, legal-advice.n3.net and other such "terror" sites. Last time I got goatse.cx'ed (by a thousand popup window redirector site..) I managed to save myself from the taint, at the cost of a half-hours worth of photoshop work.