Any Programmers? Which languages do you know?

[rmalex]

Just curious to know if there are any programmers around and if so which languages do you know/use?
Anybody developed any interesting apps/sites?

Personally I only know a few: HTML, CSS, PHP, jQuery, AS2, Python, VBA, VB.Net, AHK and KCL (self developed language for a CLI).
I'm currently working on a HAL system called KARRU that is effectively a speech command input CLI for running my computers, phones and server (when I get it up and running).

 

[stellalunaCW]

I actually learned BASIC when I was a teenager, but forgot all of it. I wish I had continued learning other languages. At the moment I'm proficient in HTML, semi-proficient in CSS, and learning PHP and JavaScript. (Pretty desperate to understand how to use jQuery, by the way.)

 

[rmalex]

(Pretty desperate to understand how to use jQuery, by the way.)

jQuery is a JS library for use in web development (at least that's the only thing I've seen it used for) and I think it's currently the most used library for JS.
It still has a .js extension and the code layout should be quite similar to standard JS. Here's an example of some jQuery:

$( document ).ready(function() {
 
    $( "a" ).click(function( event ) {
 
        alert( "Thanks for visiting!" );
 
    });
 
});

Of course this is saying that when the user clicks an anchor/hyperlink it runs the alert line. I hear Codecademy has some stuff on it if your interested in some more detailed and structured info. Although I would advise against using them for full learning as it can easily be forgotten if you don't use it in your own scenarios quickly.

 

[idomin00]

Just curious to know if there are any programmers around and if so which languages do you know/use?
Anybody developed any interesting apps/sites?

Personally I only know a few: HTML, CSS, PHP, jQuery, AS2, Python, VBA, VB.Net, AHK and KCL (self developed language for a CLI).
I'm currently working on a HAL system called KARRU that is effectively a speech command input CLI for running my computers, phones and server (when I get it up and running).

Learned HTML CSS, wish I could do get some kinda hand on experience on working on some projects...do you have any idea?

 

[rmalex]

Learned HTML CSS, wish I could do get some kinda hand on experience on working on some projects...do you have any idea?

You could try Codecademy for a bit of experience or you could try contacting small local companies (or even your church) and offer to build them a website. You could also try creating a random website, maybe an "About Me" type thing or a blog. You could get a wordpress blog for free and they let you modify the theme script so you could have a go at that.

 

[idomin00]

Appreciate replying and what you've said is very helpful....I've actually tried codeacademy and feel it's saturated....can you give me tips and hints on how to contact the small companies...I would really appreciate that....thanks for your advice and would be looking forward to hear you again...

 

[rmalex]

Appreciate replying and what you've said is very helpful....I've actually tried codeacademy and feel it's saturated....can you give me tips and hints on how to contact the small companies...I would really appreciate that....thanks for your advice and would be looking forward to hear you again...

You could try writing a letter, emailing them or phoning them up and ask them if they want someone to build them a website. If you're okay with doing it for free then I would point that out fairly early on as businesses with a budget might say no quite quickly.
You want to highlight your key skills in programming. For example, if you know how to implement SEO through your HTML programming then it would probably be a good idea to let them know.
You might not get a huge amount of replies (I've never tried advertising for free so I can't say what level of response you'd get from that) but sooner or later someone will say yes. I'd also see if there are any local churches that don't have websites, I'm sure they would be more than happy to get one.
My final tip is don't forget that there may be some cost in building a website such as hosting, domain name, etc. so if you want your "client" to pay for that you should probably let them know before starting the site. There are free versions available, or you could try cheaper online hosting, I know of one company that has regular offers on so if you want a link for that I can message it to you.
You should be able to get quite a reasonable level of experience in web development from this. Obviously you should check online first and see if any of them already have websites and that you can do a better job than their current site.
Also when you do make a website it's always a good idea to put your name (and a link to your site if you have one) so other people can get in touch with you about making them a website.

Hope this helps

...and thanks for the rep

 

[gerbilwoman]

Just basic HTML, would love to learn advanced HTML and CSS though. Have been looking for classes in my area.

 

[lesliedellow]

C, x86 assembly language, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

I wouldn't really regard the last two as programming languages.

 

[rustom]

Java is the only one I'm used to at the moment, but we've been doing a bit of C in college.

I currently have: Scala, Go, Javascript/Coffescript/Typescript, Dart, and Haskell in mind and also the .NET languages (C++ or) as I hear Microsoft are putting them up, open source which will be interesting.

 

[Cute Tink]

Javascript and PHP mainly.

I know HTML and CSS also, but they're not really "programming languages".

I tried to learn C++ and C#, but I couldn't focus on them, so I didn't go anywhere. Same with Android.

 

[AirForceTeacher]

Basic, fortran, Cobol, assembler (x86 and MIPS), Pascal, Ada, C, C++, UNIX shells and enough php and Python to be dangerous

 

[elytron]

I feel way behind, began later in life. Am attempting to learn Python at the moment. Read that it was a good language to start with.

 

[AirForceTeacher]

I feel way behind, began later in life. Am attempting to learn Python at the moment. Read that it was a good language to start with.

It's actually not too bad. As a programmer, I hate enforced identation. As a programming teacher, I love it, because indenting code for readability is a great habit. But when I'm debugging, I like to put debug prints unindented so i can find them easier later to delete them or comment them out. So it's annoying when I'm trying to debug a program really quickly, and I get syntax errors or unfinished constucts right after I add a print statement.

/ Yes, I know I can achieve the same effect with comments before and after debug prints, but I'm usually in too much of a "perceived" rush to bother.

 

[theFijian]

I use .Net technologies mainly with some javascript (jQuery is a library not a language just to be pedantic). My HTML and CSS need some work

 

[Doctor Strangelove]

I use VB.NET and used to do a lot of VB6 and VBA before .NET. A lot of Python. Just a little C#. ASP, JavaScript. Some proprietary stuff I won't name. Some Unix shell scripts and DOS batch files, if that counts.

 

[dms1972]

Z80 Assembly and a bit of BASIC I picked up in the 1980s, and a little bit of Pascal. Oh and Blitz Basic, again a little bit.

 

[GutenbergPrintPress1454]

I am a programmer und data analyst.
I know VB, VBA, SQL, T-sql, C++, etc.
I also can program in SAS.
I like SAS and statistics.

Currently, I am learning Html and Javascript.