[Smaxey843]

AlbuquerqueApache, on 20 December 2011 - 09:32 AM, said:

Thats where I picked up Java, at school. It is huge in the business world so it's a really good language for that.

I was also stubborn. I hated the textpad crap IDE they kept pushing on us, so I used notepad and the java compiler to help debug my programs. It can be a pain, but you will pick up the syntax very quickly!

However, make sure your checking for logic errors. Those tend to be the ones that creep in later in your programming education.

I was also well prepared for my Java exam. (which was pretty tough for an intro class and covered mostly syntax).

BUT late ron you will find that an IDE can help you debug a program faster or without even have to compile it to figure out where it is failing.

Notepadd++ is the one I recommend for Windows. I may be shot for this, but emacs is pretty good on a linux machine


Acutually, I sort of like gedit better.

i had a coworker turn me onto notepad ++ last year, havnt turned back to anything for plain text. when i picked up C++ though i got pushed the visual C++ express IDE, which is cool as hell for free.

[Gorian]

I use vi. In my job I am consistently working with fresh installs of hp-ux, solaris, and aix. vi is the common denominator. I use RHEL and SUSE too, but they have nano. and I prefer vi. Good stuff.

With that said, for small stuff, notepad++ is my weapon of choice for smaller projects, scripts, html, etc. on windows

This post has been edited by Gorian: 20 December 2011 - 08:31 AM

[Aphex19]

My favourite thing about programming is that you get to tell a computer what to do, and they obey you 100% of the time, unlike us silly organic life forms with so called "free will". Seriously though, I mostly enjoy the challenge, it's very satisfying when all those hours of coding pay off.

C++ is pretty much my language of choice. What can I say that hasn't already been said? It's a very versatile and efficient language which provides (like C) just the right amount of low level functionality, while providing strong support for abstractions like OOP, at the programmers discretion of course.

This post has been edited by Aphex19: 20 December 2011 - 11:23 AM

[gabehabe]

My favourite thing about programming is that I can pretend to be working while I'm actually faffing around on facebook. Plus I can chair joust while compiling.

[kellyg77]

My favorite thing about programming is finding a major/minor bug and squashing it. Makes you feel inhuman.

[modi123_1]

Quote

in·hu·man/inˈ(h)yo͞omən/
Adjective:
Lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric.
Not human in nature or character.

http://dictionary.re.../browse/inhuman



Really? Fixing a bug makes me feel happy. I guess to each their own.

[creativecoding]

Sometimes I use bad coding practices for fun.


makes you feel inhuman

This post has been edited by creativecoding: 21 December 2011 - 04:14 PM

[Sheph]

creativecoding, on 21 December 2011 - 06:13 PM, said:

Sometimes I use bad coding practices for fun.


makes you feel inhuman

Have you read http://thc.org/root/...unmaintain.html ? It gives you ton of ideas of stuff you can do. I use it often. It is definitely NOT a list of things not to do. Nope... not that at all. So many negatives.

Meanwhile, my favorite thing about programming is knowing how simple it is compared to how complicated everyone who doesn't know how thinks it is.

[hackterr]

You can return to it after years and eons and it still comes to you as if you never stopped

[Duckington]

When the work is mostly finished and everything works how you wanted it to and you can just sit back, eat and sandwich and watch the users use the system.

[tarmizi_adam2005]

Well, i love it because i can apply the engineering algorithm/concepts that i've learned...Its just satisfying to see an algorithm work !

[111027]

My favorite thing about programming is the feeling i have of being somewhere between a genius and a deity. Seriously

Just think about it. You can model anything using software, replicate any process. Sure, it will have its limitations (can't hit a fly with a pdf and all...), but it will exist. Thus the deity.

But modeling something using pure numbers, or pure voltages, if you're that low level, is actually pretty hard. Only a few people can do it, and even less can do it well. It takes a specific mindset, which helps us solve problems in everyday life, or in not-so-everyday science. That makes me feel like a genius, when i undertake a project which i'm not sure is even possible to do, and eventually do it.

[AKMafia001]

Programming never let me down... It always makes me proud!

[K(0)deClean]

I like programming because it`s funny, and more when the code works xDD

[WolfCoder]

My favorite thing about programming? But programming is my favorite thing! This whole topic is like some kind of bad Russian Reversal "