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=0.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 26 Oct 92 19:36:22 GMT From: walter!obry@uunet.uu.net (Pascal Obry) Subject: Re: Fun survey! (was: Re: An admittedly biased Ada/C++ comparison, by Ed Schonberg) Message-ID: List-Id: 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 ... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Pascal OBRY -- -- Room 2D-337 e_mail : obry@bellcore.com -- -- Bellcore -- -- 445 South Street voice : 1 - 201 829 4039 -- -- Post Office Box 1910 -- -- Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1910 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- `` inheritance is surely a good answer, but who knows the question ? ''