Re: How do you choose your programming language ?

On Monday 21 November 2005 15:44, Tzahi Fadida wrote:
> I used to love to learn languages, but as time goes by I find
> that if I don't use a language I forget too much to just come back
> and start programming in it. For example, cobol, I used to know it
> by heart and a while ago someone offered me to do some cobol
> job but because I didn't have confidence in my ability after all
> these years I had to turn it down.
> So now, I will only learn things I am about to use.
>
> btw, I don't think delphi is an emulation of C++. C++ was a
> compromise and I don't like it at all. However, java and delphi are unique
> and they come with certain rules of thumb that let you feel
> secure that they will help you get the job done.
> Of course, the last few months I am programming in C since
> it's a requirement and I came to realise that C, although, error prone
> a lot more than high level languages, mostly you would prefer it
> because of the efficiency factor and is worth the extra effort and
> risk (the risk of failure at the client and recalls). However, I don't
> advocate the use of C for direct user applications or any GUI related
> applications, applications that don't need to be very efficient.
>

Hi Tzahi!

We had this discussion before:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hackers-il/message/4104

In it, I tried to tell you that there are many other reasons one would prefer 
using C (ANSI C, C/C++, ObjC, etc.) over Java and possibly other languages 
besides "efficiency". This has motivated me to write the essay "When C is the 
Best?":

http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/when-c-is-best/

I publicised it on OSNews:

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=12189

And in turn it hit the rest of the blogosphere at the time:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22when+c+is+the+best%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Note that I have some problems with the essay, that are mentioned on the page. 
And some others were pointed out by some of the less mis-guided comments.

Please stop implying that C would only preferable when performance is 
critical. Maybe it's for you, but it's not for me and it's not for many of 
the other people who use C.

Regards,

        Shlomi Fish

> Regards,
>       tzahi.
>

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