Programming Languages

Programming Languages AndyC has used:

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SC/MP Assembly

BASIC

6502 Assembly

Fortran

Z80 Assembly

BBC Basic

Prolog

Pascal

Forth

x86 Assembly

PostScript

POP-11

Perl

VisualBasic

Java

Javascript

C++

PHP

SC/MP Assembly

1977–1980

Arr my first programming language on the good old Science of Cambridge MK14 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MK14 So Yes my first programming language was assembler, entered by HEX code. I remember I wrote a simple sequencer for it, with the device producing square waves from an I/O pin

BASIC

1978–1980

I used this on a UK-101 which was a UK kit version of the Ohio Superboard http://oldcomputers.net/osi-600.html

6502 Assembly

1979–1985

Started on the UK-101 ended on the BBC Micro. UK-101 info page: http://www.gifford.co.uk/~coredump/uk101.htm

Fortran

1980

Used in my first year at University running on a DEC 10 system.

Z80 Assembly

1981–

I used this at University for coursework. I hated Z80, compared to 6502 it's just clunky. It's a shame it's style carried on into the X86 family.

BBC Basic

1982–1985

Only reason I stopped using it is because I moved on to BBC Pascal

Prolog

1983–

Like a few people (I'm looking at you Glen http://mytechne.com/user/growe/) I've had a few attempts to learn Prolog. First up was on a DEC-10, it had been installed and If I remember correctly I had to get special permission to use it. I've never got to grips with it though.

Pascal

1984–1987

Started using Pascal on a NCR Tower (running a version of UNIX) and then onto using a version of Pascal on the BBC Micro and IBM PC

Forth

1985–

Mucked about with it on the BBC Micro.

1985–

Started using C on an NCR Tower system. Still using it on Arduino microporcessors

x86 Assembly

1987–1993

Used it to speed up some routines in a IBM PC program. Also low level routines on the PC for serial communication and interrupt handling

PostScript

1990–

I've only got a vague memory of doing this, but I did write a program that outputted postscript. Wish I could remember more.

POP-11

1992–

POP-11 is a really odd language but one I enjoyed. I used it on a research project, either on a Sun or a DEC alpha machine

Perl

1994–1995

Dabbled with Perl in the early days of CGI on webservers. I hate it with a passion.

VisualBasic

1995

I've not done a lot of Visual Basic Programing but I did write a Screen Saver in it for VIZ magazine based around their popular character Billy the Fish

Java

1996–

Still using it, my favorite language so far as it's so clean. I even wrote a book on it published 1997

Javascript

2000–

C++

2002–

I came late to C++, after Java in fact. I only used it because it's the only language you can realistically program DXi and VSTi sound generators and processors.

PHP

2007–

Only casual usage

2009–

Only really learnt this for ASP.NET for teaching purposes. I can't believe quite how like Java it is though.