From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10fec3,12015a805a12d5e X-Google-Attributes: gid10fec3,public X-Google-Thread: f52f8,12015a805a12d5e X-Google-Attributes: gidf52f8,public X-Google-Thread: 109f8c,12015a805a12d5e X-Google-Attributes: gid109f8c,public X-Google-Thread: 105367,12015a805a12d5e X-Google-Attributes: gid105367,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,12015a805a12d5e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-23 07:22:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.204!attbi_feed4!attbi.com!rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jim Kennedy" Newsgroups: cern.c++,comp.database.oracle,comp.databases.oracle,comp.devices.disassemblers,comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: A Beginning Developer needs advice... X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <1TFN9.435539$%m4.130612@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.241.221.105 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net 1040656957 12.241.221.105 (Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:22:37 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:22:37 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:22:37 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.database.oracle:6042 comp.databases.oracle:11395 comp.lang.ada:32244 Date: 2002-12-23T15:22:37+00:00 List-Id: By the time you learn these the buzz words will have changed. How does one get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Jim "Buck" wrote in message news:nxzN9.275942$pN3.21211@sccrnsc03... > Hello All! > > > I need the benefit of your advice and expertise as programmers and > developers. I am starting over > as a programmer, and need to decide on a development tool. > > I want to develop applications for the desktop, and PDAs with an emphasis on > internet programming. > I would like to maximize my efforts by developing my ideas for multiple > platforms; Microsoft Windows (all versions of Windows from Win9x to XP to > CE), Palm OS, and Linux. > > My programming background includes 8086 Assembler, BASIC, C, C++, FORTRAN, > PASCAL, and some Java. It appears that there are many languages and > Integrated Development Environments available (which seem to come in > multiple flavors as well). > > Your advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > Sincerely, > > Buck > (buck@clong.com) > > p.s. Please feel free to reply by e-mail or newsgroup with your > recommendations and reasons for your choice of language and IDE. > > > >