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17-10-09
jM2.me

[php/c#/c++/etc]

[INTRO]
I know a lot of PHP coding, and some of C#. I can't decide either I want to go for Web-Developing/Programming, or Computer-Developing/Programming.

[WHAT I LIKE]
I am interested in Web-Developing more, but I have more ideas for Computer-Developing. So this is what holds me. But also I suck at designing web-pages, this actually leads me more to computer developing as well.

[WTF IS WEB & COMPUTER DEVELOPING?]
By Web-Developing I mean html, css, php, etc coding.
By Computer-Developing I mean C++, ASM, Java, etc.

Should I go web or computer developing? Or maybe go both :scared:?

Need suggestions from people that had same situation, are in same situation, going to be in same situation, and just cool guys :thumbup:
17-10-09
jMerliN

Re: [php/c#/c++/etc]

Do both. There's nothing wrong with being able to do whatever you want.

Programming transcends language, web application development and desktop application development only differ in what problems you're presented with -- you can master the both.
19-10-09
lordvladek

Re: [php/c#/c++/etc]

I've spent years learning php/js/ajax/css/xml. In all honesty its the way to go if its what you prefer. I've recently gotten bored with PHP so I'm learning C#. C# is turning out to be really neat. So I'd say learn them both.
19-10-09
Zen

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learn your basic theory WELL. because once you can program a language or 2 well and know what you're doing, theres no such thing as a language specific problem. any syntax issues you may have can be fixed with 2 minutes and google.
19-10-09
Negata

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I'm on board with Zen, there's hardly such a skill as programming in a certain language. Programming is the skill, the languages are (for the most part) just knowledge that can be supplemented with documentation. So, as long as you're learning something, you can't go much wrong.
19-10-09
jMerliN

Re: [php/c#/c++/etc]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Negata

I'm on board with Zen, there's hardly such a skill as programming in a certain language. Programming is the skill, the languages are (for the most part) just knowledge that can be supplemented with documentation. So, as long as you're learning something, you can't go much wrong.

I'd be more in line of the thinking that.. programming is how you think, the language you do it in is just syntactical sugar used to express your thoughts to a computer. Just like writing is all about abstract ideas and such, unless a literary work is built on the mechanics of the language in which it is written, a work translated to 100 languages yields the same impact to the reader.

And as always, sometimes some languages are more direct and appropriate for a task.
19-10-09
Negata

Re: [php/c#/c++/etc]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jMerliN

I'd be more in line of the thinking that.. programming is how you think, the language you do it in is just syntactical sugar used to express your thoughts to a computer. Just like writing is all about abstract ideas and such, unless a literary work is built on the mechanics of the language in which it is written, a work translated to 100 languages yields the same impact to the reader.

And as always, sometimes some languages are more direct and appropriate for a task.

Well put. I like the bold part in the sense that sometimes when you let the language choice be your boss, you begin to bend your project to meet the language and certain favored techniques.