Favourite Programming Language
 

:rolleyes:

I'm entirely aware that individual programming languages are used for entirely different things than others, and each has their pros/cons. This poll is not about the "best" programming language as there is none, it's about the language you've had the most fun/productivity/etc with.

I also realize that there's not enough space the fit every programming language, not to mention that some are compiled and some interpreted. Please choose other and explain in a post if you don't see yours :)

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I prefer to program in English.:D

I have not worked all too much with programing the robot but I have experience with many languages. I find labview easiest to work with to do mathematical equations for my own use. I chose java if I want to have results put on a website. For robotics use I prefer C.

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C# FTW!!!! i like c++ and java as well, but deff C#

and, i would like to point out a glitch in vBulletin:



C 0 0%
C++ 1 50.00%
PHP 1 50.00%
Python 0 0%
Javascript 0 0%
Haskell 0 0%
Assembly 0 0%
Perl 0 0%
Basic 0 0%
Haskell 0 0%
Java 0 0%
Objective-C 0 0%
Google Go 0 0%
C# 1 50.00%
Visual Basic 0 0%
Ruby 0 0%
Pascal 0 0%
Fortran 0 0%
Lisp 0 0%
Other 0 0%

= 150%????

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50% of the voters voted for each of the three options.

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Yes I selected the multiple choice option with checkboxes.

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I voted PHP, because that's the programming language I'm most acquainted with.

I can tinker with Javascript and C++, but only because of stuff I've learned through PHP. (I even fixed a few glitches in our Overdrive robot thanks to it).

And I was originally a little confused as to how the percentages could total more than 100%, and then I realized it was because of the multiple choice thing.

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My favorite programming language is Tcl/Tk. It has minimal syntax which doesn't get in the way. It provides high-level support for lots of things like networking, virtual filesystems, database connectivity, GUI creation and event handling, etc. I have written entire web applications using Tcl only.

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I voted for Pascal for sentimental reasons (it needed a vote.) It was the first I learned in school and that instructor taught me more about proper programming method that all the other teachers I had.

Can't believe you don't have COBOL on that list.

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Oh man I forgot COBOL and tcl, there's also some rarely used goodies like postscript, eiffel, lua, awk and forth. I almost forgot Java too... :D

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Add me to the TCL list, and I've also written web applications using Tcl. I have used TCL for about 17 years at this point. Philip Greenspun's book and AOLServer got me hooked on doing websites. Very cool stuff.

If it's a one off I'll use Awk. The nice thing about Awk is it's tiny so for years I could walk around with a 3.5" floppy with Awk on it and program any place I needed.

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(i (should (have (voted (for (lisp))))))

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"FORTRAN" for sentimental reasons

"Java" because it I currently do most of my hacking with it (It does a fair job of letting me continue to write FORTRAN)

"Other" because you forgot to include my favorites: APL and Forth.

APL was and still is pretty darn cool; and Forth is the girl who got away.

Blake

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Ah yes - APL - the world's first "write-only" programming language ;):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_APL:

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RPG anyone? (No, it doesn't stand for Rotten Program Generator)

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You should have included labview in your poll. It's a pretty neat tool, and very useful in the field it specializes in (testing, data acquisition, etc). I enjoy labview because of the gui elements it involves. I enjoy C (not++) for the simplicity.

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The world run on python!
Also, you've got Haskell twice...

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Long long before micro processors where born, long long before the PC was invented, before Cobol, before Fortran, before C there was Assembly.

It was the first language I ever learned. All the others seem convoluted, and cumbersome by comparrision. Nothing like the really SMALL and FAST code you get from Assembly.

I still write mission critical, time, speed and resources sensitive system level functions in assembly code today. It's the only way to fly.

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But do you still use punch cards? :)

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Why yes I do. I have a few boxes left from a prior life and I use them as note cards. They don't easily tear, they are the perfect size for a shirt pocket when folded in half and take ink and pencil very well.

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As of this post, the total of both Haskell options is zero, so the redundancy isn't a problem.

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I had to vote for Perl. (It seemed lonely with no votes.) It is great for quick hacks. I don't code for a living any more, but it is easy to do quick data translations and such when I need them.

I love Basic. It was my first 3GL and it is very easy to use. I wouldn't do anything big in it, but it is fun to play with.

I love the old Visual Basic. (Around version 2. The .NET stuff makes things too complicated.) I still do the occasional VBA macro in Excel.

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I love C++.

Yes, the syntax gets icky, yes, it doesn't enforce structure nearly as well as Java, and yes, it can be difficult to learn, but I love it all the same.

Where languages like Java force you (in a way) to use better programming technique, C++ just lets you do whatever you want, hoping that you know what you're doing. Dangerous to people starting programming? Yes. But inside that freedom also comes some power. I love the mix of low-level and high-level support in the language, and once you get used to some of the quirks you can do some really cool things with it. Also, I love it for its performance. Yes, JIT compiling is making great strides, but right now you still can't beat machine code.

I'm currently working on several C++ projects, including a Turn-based RPG using Irrlicht with a pair of college students, a thin wrapper for the Windows API that lets you develop applications much faster while retaining low-level API access, and a custom dashboard for our robots with drag-and-drop customization (expect some news about this mid-season).

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I agree. I like assembly. If you want fast, assembly code gets it done. Even running on windows it seems very responsive and solid. It is nice to find at least a few others that like it. Usually when I mention assembly people's eyes kind of glaze over, or they just change the subject.

If you are interested in getting started check out http://masm32.com/

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But a nice C optimizing compiler can give you results just (or extremely close to) as good in a fraction of the time.

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Gonna have to go with Python for most projects. I've poked around in PHP, VBScript/VB, Perl, Java, C (C++/C#/Obj-C), Lisp (and Clojure), Haskell, and Prolog but I always seem to go back to Python whenever I need something done.

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We use c why not? heres some of our code we used last year its a single joystick drive function it works btw
void ________________(float _,float __){double ___;(__ < 0)?_*=-1;__=(_-__);___=______((_+__),(_-__));(___==0)?___=1;(_____((_+__))>1.)?(_+__)*=___ ;(_____((_-__))>1.)?(_-__)*=___;(_+__)*=-1;(_-__)*=-1;(_+__)=_______(-1.,1.,(_+__));(_-__)=_______(-1.,1.,(_-__));___((_+__),(_-__));}

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Just because C can be horribly obfuscated doesn't mean it needs to be. In the hands of a decent programmer, C is easy to follow.

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Haha, nice C function!

I like C/C++ for it's power and ease-of-use, and enjoy python (for "fun" programming)

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:yikes: What no Delphi? This is Chief Delphi after all! :D

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JavaScript will always hold a special place in my heart - it was my first programming language.
Other languages I've used are others that share C syntax: C, C++, PHP, Java. I must say I like the power given to me by C++, though I'm still learning how to wield that power comfortably. I'm comfortable with Java, but there are just some things I miss from C++...
Done a few things with Python too, not a bad scripting language.

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Once you use unmanaged pointers you can never go back. :D

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Just started learning forth recently, pretty cool language, and I can see its potential for embedded system debugging and such.

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PHP is an amazing language to code in. Love it.

I can program in Java, C++, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Labview.

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I agree, but since the syntax would be incredibly difficult, and idioms would confuse the computer, I would say python. Although Lisp is pretty cool (weird).