August1991 Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 First there was C. Then, C** It is now C# (Note how the plus signs cross themselves.) ==== My first language was Basic. Then Fortran (or rather WATFIV). OOP? To me, Steve Jobs changed everything. Users could click anywhere. Because of Pierre Trudeau, I realised that I knew so little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Funny you mentioned PHP and Javascript which are rapidly becoming historical artifacts. Used to hand bomb complex websites over a weekend back in the PHP WWW3 days... and I get a real kick over these 'educators' bragging how they're gonna teach kids to "code"... what KIND of code FFS ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted May 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2023 Herbie, you kids now love Python. True story: I remember a teacher who loved Latin. Well, the world changes. (Advice: Be careful of syntax.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Herbie (and others): 1. Variable names: t4 vs UserName 2. Add comments // WTF? t4 = Family User Name ===== It is likely yourself who will re-read your code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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