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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: f8899,3c634d3864722c74 X-Google-Thread: 10dd18,3c634d3864722c74 X-Google-Thread: f4fd2,3c634d3864722c74 X-Google-Thread: 103376,3c634d3864722c74 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8899,gid10dd18,gidf4fd2,gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!out02a.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in02.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in03.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!newscon04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newsdst01.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr19.news.prodigy.net.POSTED!cfe18fef!not-for-mail From: Gary Scott Organization: Home User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.haskell,comp.lang.python,comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Choosing a new language References: <20071228162351.f29a3ce4.coolzone@it.dk> In-Reply-To: <20071228162351.f29a3ce4.coolzone@it.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.94.39.235 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr19.news.prodigy.net 1198882184 ST000 68.94.39.235 (Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:49:44 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:49:44 EST X-UserInfo1: SCSYQN_@OXWQB_LZBZOB_QDBAJT@QDDMEPWXODMMHXMTWA]EP]RAQFW[ML\THRCKV^GGZKJMGV^^_JSCFFUA_QXFGVSCYRPILH]TRVKC^LSN@DX_HCAFX__@J\DAJBVMY\ZWZCZLPA^MVH_P@\\EOMW\YSXHG__IJQY_@M[A[[AXQ_XDSTAR]\PG]NVAQUVM Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:49:32 -0600 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.haskell:995 comp.lang.python:161045 comp.lang.lisp:76424 comp.lang.ada:19047 Date: 2007-12-28T16:49:32-06:00 List-Id: Rico Secada wrote: > Hi. > > First let me start by saying, please don't let this become a > flame-thing. > > Second, I need some advice. > > I am a 35 year old programmer, who program in C/C++, PHP and Bourne > Shell almost daily. > > I am currently going to start focusing on becoming more skilled at a > few key languages, rather than knowing many (which I do on a more > superficial level). > > My key languages are C, PHP and SH (Bourne Shell), and I have stopped > using C++ because I find that its a C-hack rather than a good design > choice. > > I have made the following decision: > > To study Ada and use it instead of C++. I come from a Pascal background > and I love the Ada syntax and wide area of usage. I am also attracted > to Ada because of its usage in the industry. > > Now I have three more languages that I am very attracted to, but I > prefer to focus on just one of them: > > Python, Haskell and Lisp. > > I have been doing some reading and some coding, and I am mainly > attracted towards Lisp because of its ability to "fix a > running program". > > But I find that Haskell is a more powerful language. Yet again Python > has a huge user base and many libraries, and it is implemented > everywhere, where Haskell and Lisp on the other hand hasn't. > > I like the syntax of all three, and I have gotten beyond the > "confusion" stage of Lisp parentheses, so they don't bother me at all. > > I need advice from people who have been coding in all three, and who > can share some views and experiences. > > Please, if you don't know ALL three by deep experience, don't respond to > this thread! > > Thanks and best regards! > > Rico. And the good old standbys Fortran 95/2003 and REXX. -- Gary Scott mailto:garylscott@sbcglobal dot net Fortran Library: http://www.fortranlib.com Support the Original G95 Project: http://www.g95.org -OR- Support the GNU GFortran Project: http://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/index.html If you want to do the impossible, don't hire an expert because he knows it can't be done. -- Henry Ford