From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_ADDR_WS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 6 Nov 92 17:10:24 GMT From: pa.dec.com!rdg.dec.com!ljohub.enet.dec.com!jessop@decuac.dec.com (Class Dinosauria) Subject: Re: Fun Survey Message-ID: <1992Nov6.171024.4401@rdg.dec.com> List-Id: 1) Native Language: English 1b) Computer Languages (in order learned): VAX BASIC, FORTRAN-77, COBOL, VAX Macro, Pascal, Ada, C 2) First Language programmed in: VAX BASIC (very extended language) 3) First Assembly platform: uVAX II, VAX Macro... 4) Which compiler would you buy (no cost constraint): For a PC? No idea... 5) Which compiler would you buy (with cost constraints): Again... for a PC I have no idea... I'm most fluent on a VAX... Learning PC stuff tho'! 6) Which compiler do you choose for small, general class, programming problems? Pascal... I know it very well and lends itself to smaller projects... 7) Which compiler do you choose for large, general class, programming problems (assuming such exist)? VAX Ada... no doubt about it!!