Are You a Programmer?

[tthor]

i just was wondering how many programmers there are here in the Escapist.
do you make programs?
how often do you write programs?
do you do it professionally, or as a hobby?
would you say you are skilled at it?
what programming language(s) do u know/use?

 

[Jackpot]

I'm Jackpot, and I'm a second year games programming student.

I'm cutting my teeth.

I use and know C++, windows programming, Direct X programming (i consider them to be extensions of C++), and unrealscript.
I'm hoping to learn python and XML soon. Also how to use the HGE API.

 

[TheSteeleStrap]

I am going to ITT-Tech for Web Development so I'm learning many different languages. By the way, XML is easy to learn and use, you basically make your own tags.

 

[wilsonscrazybed]

I used to program Unix object oriented databases using Elvis. That doesn't make me much of a programmer though. I do some work with flash these days, but I am still in the learning phase more than anything.

 

[stompy]

I'm learning... through school, I've learned some really pathetic stuff. Though, later on in the year, I'll be getting into Visual Basic (damn school won't do C).

 

[Easykill]

I learned a bit of VB at school, but due to the stupidest, most unqualified teacher ever, we didn't learn much. By the end of it, we all knew more about the language than her though.

 

[tthor]

i am an amutuar programmer,
i learned Scheme last semester in computer science and loved it,
i plan to learn Actionscript 3.0 and Java within a year from now
i hope to eventually go to college for computer programming, and then get a career making programs,

 

[Lukeje]

Hmm... keep meaning to set some time aside to do it; have got the basics of Python sorted, and had a flick through the first chapter of Knuth's Art of Computer Programming, but that kind of scared me off...

 

[Yargh]

i can make stupid .bat files and put it on my school computer labeling it GTA or something and having stupid people click it : >.

 

[Anton P. Nym]

The last time I wrote real code it was in Fortran. Once upon a time I guess I could've called myself a programmer, but that was a decade or so ago... it's all gone now.

-- Steve

 

[lionusprime]

Computer Science graduate, did Java for three years and C++ for one. Currently getting my head around the DirectX SDK and the MFC library for Windows programming, which incidentally, I hate.

 

[m_jim]

i am an amutuar programmer,
i learned Scheme last semester in computer science and loved it,
i plan to learn Actionscript 3.0 and Java within a year from now
i hope to eventually go to college for computer programming, and then get a career making programs,

You've got my respect, sir... it is a tough road. I'm an amateur programmer. I use it mainly for solving problems in applied mathematics (my field of study). I use C++, Java, Perl, and Matlab. I kind of want to pick up Python, but I'm scared of its dependence on whitespace.

 

[fyrh56]

Yeap, i am. I've worked with several languages, but as of the latest years i'm wasting my talent working on industrial robotics, programming in PTSC and ZX assembly.

And oh boy, does it suck.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Uhhh...Basic, Assembly Language, C, C++, PAscal, Modula 2, Eiffel, HTML, Java, FORTRAN and a few others.

 

[OneHP]

Just finishing my second year in computer science. I'm good with Java and not so good with C++. I also know some SQL.

 

[John Galt]

I have a rough understanding of the C, Basic, and Labview code languages through my school's robotics program but that's about it. I have wanted to branch out into Python and see what all the fuss is about though.

 

[Sylocat]

I learned enough java to write some plug-ins for Sillysoft Games (check out my stuff there if you like), but now I'm learning Flash and going into casual game design.

 

[Irrok the Wide]

I know a little C++. I and write and implement classes, for instance I can make my own string class. And I've written some programs to keep track of the games and movies I own. Like, I can run the program I made and type in the genre I'm in the mood for, and have it show me a list of results and some relevent info.

 

[werepossum]

I still do a bit of AutoLISP programming now and then. I used to be reasonably fluent in Fortran, but haven't touched it for probably ten years.

 

[hamster mk 4]

I am a C++/C# programmer. I use DirectX 9.0c managed at work, where I make educational software. I make games for fun at home using allegro or OpenGL. I participate in game making competitions at http://allegro.cc and http://tigsource.com . Everything I feel like showing people is posted for downloading at http://monkeydev.com .