Re: Fun survey! (was: Re: An admittedly biased Ada/C++ comparison, by Ed Schonberg)

[walter!obry@uunet.uu.net (Pascal Obry)]

My turn, 

   1) What is your native language (ex. English, French, Spanish, et.al.)?

	French

   1bis) What computer language do you learn (in order) ?
	 (I think we should add this, to understand better 4 and 5)

	8080/Z80 Basic 8086 Pascal C Fortran Cobol Lisp Ada Eiffel C++

   2) What was the first computer language that you wrote programs in?

	ASSEMBLER 8080 (Z80) on a Amstard 464
	
	But, a little bit before on a Texas-Instrument 57
	(But, I'am not sure if we could called this computer language !!)

   3) What assembly/macro assembly language did you first learn?

	8080/Z80 after 8086

   4) To your personal knowledge, what compiler would you buy for your
   personal computer if cost is not a problem (you have unlimited dollars
   to use)?

	Alsys Ada for a PC with a binding to windows (if one was existing !!)

   5) To your personal knowledge, what compiler would you buy for your
   personal computer if cost is a problem (you have to buy the cheapest)?

	today   : Meridian Ada for windows

	tomorow : GNAT


If I love Ada, it's not for lack of knowledge of others languages, but because
it's definitly the best for me. I think a computer language must match your
philosophy of thinking things ...


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