Yeah - I started on an Apple II doing BASIC in 1980. Dabbled in BASIC for years - then 'fell in love' with TurboPascal.

I'm still doing VFP. But, at my job - they are Pushing me Seriously to get on-board w/.Net - and either learn VB or C#.

So - I gotta get crackin' and start watching some video tutorials - and get my head wrapped around a new language...

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-----Original Message-----

From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John R. Sowden

Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 1:16 PM

To: profoxtech@leafe.com

Subject: Re: [NF] Which Programming Language Should I Learn?

This is interesting. When I started with computers in 1977 (TRS-80 Model I), I was the target market for computers, software, etc. I am a small businessperson who invested time and energy into using computers.

I loved it! Now, I am not recognized at all. Either I use canned software (gnucash, a quicken wanna be), an Office Program (Libre Office), etc. or I am a "developer" earning a living writing code for others. Neither apply. I have been writing in dBASE II, dBXL, Foxbase, FoxPro/DOS (Visual Foxpro 5.0, never worked (not enough memory error with more than enough memory)). Now I am trying Pure Basic. I wonder what happened to the rest of us.

John

On 06/17/2016 09:54 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:

> At 09:18 2016-06-17, Alan Bourke <alanpbourke@fastmail.fm> wrote:

>> With added Lord Of The Rings comparisions.

>>

>> http://carlcheo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/which-programming-lang

>> uage-should-i-learn-first-infographic.png

>>

>

> It made for a break from all the shooting-yourself-in-the-foot

> comparisons.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Gene Wirchenko

>

>

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