Programming Languages

Programming Languages jamesotron has used:

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BASIC

LOGO

Turbo Pascal

BBC Basic

AWK

Javascript

bash

Pike

Perl

XSLT

PHP

Python

Tcl

Ruby

BASIC

1986–1989

My first programming experience, on my friend's Atari 800. Beautiful.

LOGO

1987–1988

We had Apple ][e's at my primary school. I was too young to fall in love.

Turbo Pascal

1989–1992

My first computer, an XT clone came with a copy of Turbo Pascal 4. My father was adamant I learn a 'proper language'. Turbo Pascal is your ugly cousin who inappropriately rubs her knees against you at dinner.

BBC Basic

1990–1993

We had BBC micros when I started at high school. She was the only girl at school who would talk to me.

AWK

1996–

I first learned about Awk in Dave Taylor's 'Teach Yourself Unix in a week'. Once I knew about her, I had to have her.

Javascript

1996–

Started using her for what was then called 'DHTML' and now is just called HTML. She is all talk no action.

bash

1996–

I have used BASH every day since I installed Slackware '96. Possibly my one true love.

Pike

1997–

Pike is a harsh mistress, but boy is she athletic.

Perl

1998–2000

For a while there I was seduced by the dark side, but she doesn't know how to treat you right.

XSLT

2002–2006

I had an intense but furtive affair with XSLT. In the end she dumped me for HTML5. Bitch.

PHP

2003–2004

My sugar-mistress for a while there.

Python

2005

Python and I spent a little time together, but we knew we weren't right for each other.

Tcl

2005

Tcl hit on me, but I spurned her affections.

2006

She was always trying to take our relationship to 'the next level'. I guess I'm just a higher-level kind of guy.

Ruby

2008–

I write Ruby every day. She is my newest flame, and is a seductive and busty mistress.