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flowera

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Best Language
« on: August 10, 2006, 09:33:49 AM »
Hi all,
more languages used in AutoCAD,(VBA,VB.NET,C++,C#,VC++,Java, etc)
But which one is the best future in AutoCAD,
(VBA,VB.NET,C#) or (C++,VC++)
Please help me.
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TR

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Re: Best Language
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2006, 09:41:44 AM »
That's like asking what is the best beer. They'll all get you drunk but everyone has they're own preference on brand or style.
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2006, 10:03:10 AM »
What's your level of expertise, your committment, the intended type and scale of application development ... ?
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2006, 12:08:09 PM »
Yep, it really depends on what you are doing and how heavily you are getting into it.  Lots of people use combinations of languages.  LISP is the quickest and easiest for simple tasks, but it is also the most limited and hard to work with for large tasks.  Going into the future, access to Autocad through .NET would be the preferred method, but that still leaves you a wide choice of languages.  (.NET is merely a way to access and work with Autocad, it is not a language itself.)  VB is popular, but I would lean toward C# or Java myself (personal preference - I've never liked BASIC syntax).
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2006, 07:54:18 AM »
I asked a similar question a while back...

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=9539.0
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Thanks for explaining the word "many" to me, it means a lot.

Draftek

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Re: Best Language
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2006, 09:31:02 AM »
So, what did you decide Jonesy?

Curious..
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2006, 10:04:52 AM »
To leave it till the kids go back to school. Then I "think" I will be trying to understand the c#
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Thanks for explaining the word "many" to me, it means a lot.

Draftek

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Re: Best Language
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2006, 10:54:38 AM »
I know what you mean, I have 3 going back tomorrow.

One in college.
One in High School.
One in 3rd Grade.
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2006, 10:55:50 AM »
Are you Rod Stewart in real life?   :-D
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Draftek

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Re: Best Language
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2006, 12:54:08 PM »
You've seen the far side cartoon of the School for the gifted?

I just pushed when I should have pulled. :)
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2006, 01:04:53 PM »
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2006, 01:21:14 PM »
Quote from: Draftek on August 16, 2006, 12:54:08 PM
You've seen the far side cartoon of the School for the gifted?

I just pushed when I should have pulled. :)

I'm sorry I read back a few posts to understand this post.
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2006, 04:35:32 PM »
Like it has been said by others, what do you intend to do?  I use LISP for really easy or quick tasks,  VBA for other harder (read I kow how to write in VBA not LISP) tasks, BUT I'm still learing C# for use of everything in the future. (IF I ever learn it well enough to give up LISP and VBA)
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Re: Best Language
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2006, 10:08:16 AM »
Quote from: CmdrDuh on August 16, 2006, 04:35:32 PM
(IF I ever learn it well enough to give up LISP and VBA)
Don't.  Sometimes LISP and VBA are the right tools for the job.

I've given my 0.02 - and now I'm broke :-)
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