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10-17-2009, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kmote  It's amazing that fortran is still used as much as it is. I have a lot of friends studying physics and they all have to learn fortran. | It's amazing isn't it ? I'm told by a reliable source (someone programming for over 20 years) that he still sees a fair amount of COBOL as well.
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10-17-2009, 08:18 PM
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That is true, COBOL isn't as old as FORTRAN though and it isn't around for the same reason. I haven't used either language myself but from what I understand FORTRAN is used because it is still at the top of it's game (scientific, engineering). COBOL is still around because many, now legacy, business apps were extensively built in it and they occasionally need things done with them. Not saying COBOL isn't a good language (though I hear it is overly verbose) but it is no longer a language of choice in it's area of interest (business).
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10-17-2009, 08:29 PM
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well i can easily get a copy and license for vb so im probably gonna start messing with that(:
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10-17-2009, 08:31 PM
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And don't forget what I mentioned above, you can get Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition absolutely free. No time limit. Nada.  Downloads
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10-18-2009, 11:32 AM
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thanks very much people(:
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10-18-2009, 11:52 AM
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No prob. If you get a book it can help as well. Some people don't care to learn from books but I think they are a nice complimentary way of learning. Works for me anyway.
Also, swing by here any time with any questions you may have and usually someone can help
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10-18-2009, 10:28 PM
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Yeah if you can get any of those VB text books and follow it through you'll be prety well set. That mostly what school courses are, just having you follow a standardized text book. Sourceforge of course is a good place to check for code samples if you can't figure out how to do something, too.
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10-18-2009, 11:07 PM
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once again thank you very much felllow techies haha
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10-19-2009, 06:43 AM
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You can thank us by sending up some warm weather to us! It was already snowing in parts of Maine as of yesterday. 
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10-19-2009, 07:18 AM
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haha yes because the weather god wants to be a programmer haha, dude i live in SC and its already like in the 40's, i hate it because all i wear is summer clothes cuz the fact that i live 2 miles from the beach haha
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