javascript should be taught in elementary schools. it's somewhat difficult to make the transition from VB style to c style, especially for beginners.
Name:
Anonymous2005-01-19 14:49
Haha.. I was taught some BASIC in middle school.. woot
Name:
Anonymous2005-01-23 21:25
I learned basic from my TI-83s instruction manual. Fortunately, as basic as basic is, it took less than 5 minutes.
VB: When you don't feel like actually coding your quickie windows apps.
I dabbled with qbasic for 3 years on my 386 33 mhz.
10 RANDOMIZE TIMER
15 dim a[5]
20 for w = 1 to 5
25 A[w] = INT(RND * 10) + 1
30 next w
35 print a[1],a[2],a[3],a[4],a[5]
40 goto 20
forgive any mistakes its been what 6 years.
Name:
Anonymous2005-01-25 18:45
While not the same as basic, it is similar in syntax, minus some of the more useful features of basic.
Name:
Anonymous2005-02-19 5:59
CLS
PRINT "HELLO 4CHAN!"
END
Name:
Anonymous2005-02-20 1:57
*fixed*
10 CLS
20 PRINT "HELLO 4CHAN!"
30 END
Name:
Anonymous2005-02-20 4:25
10 PRINT LOL
20 GOTO 10
RUN
Name:
Anonymous2005-02-21 1:11
TI calculators have a scripting language with similar keywords and syntax as basic. So, while (TI != BASIC) = TRUE, concepts from one can be applied to the other fairly easily.
Name:
Christy McJesus!DcbLlAZi7U2005-02-23 10:33
There is absolutely no excuse for VB. It should never have been created and it should certainly never have survived.
So why when I read the job ads for programmers do I see shit like "must have 3 years commercial experience with VB"?
I dabbled in QBasic when I was at high school because I didn't know any better, but in this day and age there's absolutely no reason for anyone to learn how to program badly.
Name:
deitarion2005-02-23 20:16
Same reason someone would choose Java over Python (or Jython if it's an applet).
Pointy-haired bosses with no programming know-how.
*BASIC: Verbose and inconsistent syntax, no agreed-upon standards for portability. (newlines are significant, WTF)
VB.NET: Verbose and MS-proprietary bloated crap.