Computer Science, programming languages discussion

[LoveMetal]

Sure you can, but I think that you may find better answers on a programming Q&A website rather than on a forum about rayman.

[The Jonster]

That's true, and ironically I actually have an account on there (haven't been on there in ages though)

Hm, that reminds me I wonder if anyone can tell me the similarities between C, C++, and C#? I know C pretty well, but I'm curious about learning C++ and C# too.
(And Plum still has me thinking of Rust.... )

[LoveMetal]

C++ is an extension for the C language that adds OOP. Every piece of code of C will compile fine in C++ (except for some very special cases). C# is a proprietary language from Microsoft (although it is open source now), which is part of the .NET framework (there are 3 .NET languages at this moment: C#, Visual Basic and F#). Unlike C++ which has both an imperative and an object-oriented paradigm, C# is only object-oriented. It is also more high-level than C and C++.

If you want to learn either C++ or C#, from a pragmatic perspective, I'd advise you C#, because it is one of the most in-demand languages for now: you can use it to create either desktop applications, multiplatform mobile application or even whole websites. And on a personal point of view, it is my favourite programming language because it is easy to code, easy to read, and it has a lot of nice features (Linq, WinForms, nullables...). You also don't need to bother with memory managment (malloc/realloc/free in C, or new/delete/RAII in C++). It is a bit hard to learn though.

Rust on its side is an exotic programming language, its semantic and its syntax looks a lot like a functional programming language, but yet it isn't. I don't like it, but it doesn't mean it's bad. But yet, it is not very popular and not in-demand.

If you know precisely in which field of IT you want to specialize, we could maybe give you more specific advices.

[PluMGMK]

Yeah, I don't think Rust would be very "useful" at the moment since not a lot of companies are using it, but I think it's good for learning to think in different ways, which can't be a bad thing for a developer!

[The Jonster]

Sorry I forgot to respond to this again!

Currently my best work I think is in Software Testing, though I have a concentration in Software Engineering. I want to be well rounded, but i'm not that strong in Security ot Networking, so I think for the time being I want to specialize in programming and web/software development (and maybe tech support) for now.

I've been looking through a lot of entry-level web development jobs lately, and i've come to discover that a lot of the jobs mention Wordpress. I wonder what you guys think of WordPress? I don't really have any sort of knowledge on this.

[LoveMetal]

Well, it's a tool for creating and managing websites very quickly. You almost don't need to code. It is very convenient for showcase and news websites that don't need advanced functionnalities. If a lot of jobs mention Wordpress well you should learn it, it will not take you a lot of time honestly. A good complement is Bootstrap.

Because you will be in competition with other web front devs that have already created websites, I would advice you do make a nice little website that you can put on your CV. Don't be afraid of reusing free of right snippets instead of building everything from scratch.

[PluMGMK]

Can't say I'm a huge fan of WordPress, but yeah, what Lovy said!

[The Jonster]

Yup, looks like a bit of learning wouldn't hurt! I plan to teach myself Wordpress and .NET since on the software engineer side it seems to show up on quite a lot of the jobs I find. I hope it won't be too hard for me to learn, and later remember.

[Steo]

I'm surprised I never posted here. Anyway, other than learning a lot about Linux then managing to install LFS, I've only really learned some Python, and a very small amount of Javascript. I was always really into computer hardware, it's something I always had an interest in.

[The Jonster]

From Feb/March onwards I’ve brushed up on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Next up I will be learning Jquery, which I’ve pretty much forgotten how to use

[Steo]

Well I literally know just about as much Python as I do French at the moment.

[The Jonster]

Which means you're improving, great!

I gotta say, learning from an online class is much faster for me than learning through classes. I have a better understanding of DOM manipulation after the last few lectures I took (still could use practice though, still a little fumbly on selecting elements). Maybe I should really just stick with these classes for learning.

[Steo]

It's nice to hear that you're also making progress with it, I think you should keep this up too!