Programming Languages

Programming Languages jeffself has used:

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BASIC

Turbo Pascal

COBOL

C++

Java

bash

PHP

Perl

Python

ColdFusion

Javascript

BASIC

1984–1987

First language. Only one that came with my Compaq Deskpro back in 1984.

1987–

Turbo Pascal

1987–1994

Took a C class after graduation. Up to that point, my programming exposure was Basic and COBOL. Ran screaming from the C class. The next year I signed up for Intro to CS and they taught Pascal. Fell in absolute love with it. Like James Tauber said, it was definitely the Python of its time.

COBOL

1988–1989

Actually had to take 2 courses in this while in college. Swore I would never use this in a job. To this day, I haven't.

C++

1992

Does class count? Because thats the only time I've used C++.

Java

1996–2002

Started playing with Java when I heard about it. Greatest language ever until I got sick of the cruft involved.

bash

1997–

Who hasn't written scripts in Bash? If you have used Linux then you learned Bash.

PHP

1999–2004

Cut my web development teeth with this one.

Perl

2000–2005

One of my favorite languages. The first "scripting" language that I used because I was learning Linux and what else was there in the late 90's? Since have moved on to Python.

Python

2005–

My favorite language. Only wish I could use it at work.

ColdFusion

2005–

Use this in my current job. Not a bad language. Probably easiest thing to use especially if you want to display data from a database on a web page.

Javascript

2009–

Hated it at the turn of the millenium. But you have to know it for web dev today.