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 Jan 13 2005, 12:34 pm
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Well we just made our courses for next year in school the other day and my guidance counsler suggested Computer Programming: Basic Language and Java. So next year I am going to be learning both of those languages. Could someone tell me how do those compare to DM. Thanks
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Wow, Elation. Talk about an overextended metaphor. =P
Are you doing QBasic or Visual Basic (or some other kind of Basic entirely)? Both are pretty easy, as programming languages go. (Though if you're used to more advanced languages, like I am, then you'll quickly find their lack of certain features annoying; I want my += operator!) I don't like Java either, but for the opposite reason; it's unnecessarily complicated. I don't know what the devs were smoking when they made some of their inane design decisions, but it reduced what could have been a good language with strong industry backing to a mediocre (sometimes poor) language with strong industry backing. Java is more like DM in terms of its object-oriented-ness. Basic (either one*) is a relic from the days of procedural languages, so it's conceptually different, but it's similar to DM in terms of difficulty level. * No, Visual Basic is not object-oriented. It's a procedural language that's just pretending, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. =P | |
C++ is freaking crazy, VB is pretty easy.
VB does stuff for you, but you do stuff for C++ ~Kujila | |
BASIC is easy, like Batch.
DM is more like Java, 'cause Basic is "oldskool" to the max.
Ie, DM is part of the newer breed of languages, as is Java. They are furry mammals (they walk upright, too), whereas Basic's still got scales and flippers.