Newbie Coding?

[Dr_Righteous]

I've come to the conclusion C is evil... The ROOT of all computer evil. Programs were small and tight when everyone had to code in assembler for space and speed purposes. Now we have our gigs of RAM and terabytes of drive space... Our machines are faster, but our programs aren't... They are bloated and slow.

Sure, assembly programs a not portable... But when you're coding for a specific platform for your own enjoyment, who cares?! Those who run slower machines will thank you.

[Dr_Righteous]

Actually I liked BASIC... I found it much easier to swallow C and PERL having been familiar with the structures used in BASIC. I think that was actually the logic in including it with all the old systems... To get people to think about programming.

[RANT]
Me myself personally, I don't believe anyone should be allowed to purchase a computer without learning DOS and BASIC inside and out. A computer operators license!
[/RANT]

Sorry, I've been having flashback-nightmares of my end-user tech support days lately. I was on the front lines when Win95 came out! PTSD anyone?