Programming Languages

Programming Languages zellyn has used:

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BASIC

LOGO

QBasic

Turbo Pascal

LISP

Java

C++

Javascript

XSLT

Ruby

Perl

Python

BASIC

1987–

My first language, on a ZX-81!

LOGO

1988–

Learned it at school, and on a friend's Amstrad PCW 8256.

QBasic

1989–1992

On friends' computers.

Turbo Pascal

1990–1993

Aah, high school programming… TSR programs to stay dormant, then bounce characters around the screen…

1994–1998

Never much since college.

LISP

1995–

Learned it in my first Summer session in college. Loved it ever since.

Java

1997–2007

Aah, the bad old days…

C++

1998

One or two classes in college. I would not trust myself to use it for real without reading two or three specific books.

Javascript

1999–

Who doesn't use javascript?

XSLT

2001–2007

(on and off) Ugh.

Ruby

2002–

The Pragmatic Programmer pushed me towards Ruby, before Rails existed. I use it now only for things like Chef/Puppet, with no clear Python alternative. And I still miss _why.

Perl

2003

Just for one project. Loved the community, though.

Python

2007–

This is the language I use at work every day.

Aah. The Apple II. Or in my case, the CV-777 knockoff!

Haskell

Tried to learn it once or twice. May try again.

6502 Assembly

A little.

Scheme

Dabble from time to time.

Smalltalk

“This one time in college…”