[NTLUG:Discuss] Wanting to speak the language

[Robert Pearson]

> On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 09:02:52PM -0600, Stephen Davidson wrote:
> > Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> > >- For text/database programming, or things that manipulate lots of
> > >  symbols, use Perl.
> > >- For server-side web programming, use PHP.
> > >- For doing things on browsers, use Java.
> > >- For device drivers and standalone applications, tend towards C/C++.
> > >
> > And when people continue spouting old information as if it was current,
> > I really have to speak up.  Java does both Applications (has been quite
> > reasonable ever since 1.4 came out almost two years ago), and Server
> > side (since about 2001).

Why not approach picking a language to learn the same way Wayne
Gretzky says he became a hockey superstar. When all the other people
were skating "for the puck" Wayne was skating to where the "puck was
going to be!".

The puck is going to be C#. If you don't believe me ask Bill.

Thanks,

Robert