Like many programmers, I know the basics in a few languages (php, perl, python, ruby, javascript, C++, Go). However, I only know one language well (Java). By “well”, I don’t mean “perfectly” or even “near perfectly”, I mean “well”. I have a good grasp of its core concepts and I know how to find and understand the info on the things I’m a little bit more fuzzy about. However, it seems that there is a race to know as many languages as possible.
Why I love programming…
After reading Stephen’s post Why I love programming!, I got inspired to write down my own reasons for loving programming.
Firstly, I will quote Stephen here, because he said it very well: “[...] a desire to create! To keep learning! It’s fun, To make the world a better place!”
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I must…
… learn Scala.
… learn how to use the command shell in Ubuntu.
… refresh my Perl knowledge.
… investigate HTML5.
Because
… I want to learn a multi-paradigm language and Scala can integrate with Java, a language I already use.
… I need to know my programming tools and not just rely on Eclipse.
… I want to write some quick text manipulating scripts to help with producing content for a couple of apps I’m working on.
… I was blown away by the HTML5 demos at Google I/O (No, I didn’t attend, I watched it on YouTube).