Programming Languages

Programming Languages Sitwon has used:

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QBasic

AppleSoft BASIC

Turbo Pascal

Python

TI-BASIC

bash

C++

Perl

Java

Ruby

Lua

sed

PHP

Bourne Shell

XSLT

Erlang

PowerScript

Scheme

AWK

Groovy

QBasic

1993–1999

Got my first computer. Windows 3.1.

AppleSoft BASIC

1994–1999

We started using the Apple IIc computers at school.

Turbo Pascal

1997–1999

My first formal programming class. Of course I won the programming competition at the end of the class. The prize was a Coca-Cola mouse pad that I still have somewhere.

1998–

Was introduced to the internet, saw the movie Hackers... I wanted to be a "hacker" and it seemed like learning C was the way to do it...

Python

2000–

The magazines/website I was reading kept proclaiming it as the next big thing. It certainly seemed easier than C.

TI-BASIC

2000–2003

Wrote a quadratic equation solver because I couldn't memorize the damn formula. Then sold copies to the students who were actually just bad at math.

bash

2001–

Started trying to seriously learn Linux, not just dick around with it.

C++

2001–

Started taking Computer Science classes in high school.

Perl

2002–

Java

2004–

Ruby

2005–

Kept reading that it was the successor to Python. Quickly realized that wasn't the case.

Lua

2006–

This was picked as the official scripting language for the Neuros OSD (Open Source Device). Decided it would be a good idea to learn it... but never actually wrote any scripts for the OSD in Lua.

sed

2006–

PHP

2007–

After year of avoiding anything related to web design, got pulled in to a web app project and had to learn PHP to debug some code and write a bunch of new stuff.

Bourne Shell

2007–

2007 is when I learn Bourne Shell from BASH.

XSLT

2008–

Ken Holman's class opened my eyes to the world of declarative programming. My whole world view changed. The week I spent in Texas learning XSLT is when I became a REAL programmer.

Erlang

2008–

I started looking into Functional programming (on Ken's recommendation) and Erlang was the first one I picked.

PowerScript

2008–

I was hoping this would be BASH for Windows. Boy was I disappointed.

Scheme

2009–

My second functional language. Still not sure where I can use this one though. So far it hasn't become relevant to my work.

AWK

2009–

Took a formal UNIX/Linux class (after having used Linux for almost a decade). This was the only new thing I learned.

Groovy

2009–

Started learning this for gig that never materialized. Seemed like pure win... until I compared the speed to some plain Java code. It's a good idea, but you sacrifice a lot of performance to get a little convenience.