Hello Rick On 8 Jan 2007, you wrote:
> But, today? I'd be surprised to find many people that still program > in COBOL. Perhaps there are some programmers doing maintenance but > that's probably all... That's what I feel, too, but he tells me otherwise. Or maybe he was referring to the money, where the few left probably can earn small fortunes. I have no personal desire to learn it, really. > I would go with java or C++ given the choices you stated. I was advised to go Java, but am unsure what exactly is its market. I'm usre a Google search later on will help me with this. My personal inclination is C (and C++). As an hobby, I could continue with my Amiga and, professionally, if it came to that, I could explore other areas. And I have a basic notion of C, which I lack with Java, never having seen a single piece of source code. The Amiga lacks a Java app, but we have GCC, able to compile C and C++. It seems I'll stick to C, at least for now. > BTW: I did C coding on the Amiga several years ago. And, maybe, > someday I'll dust off my A500 and A2000 and see if I can remember how > to use AmigaDOS. Mostly everyone (except young kids, obviously) had Amigas at some point. You'de probably be amazed how different an Amiga is today. No need to use DOS unless you really want. Not sure if I can attach pictures here, otherwise I'd include one of my system, just for the sake of nostalgia. ;) Bye, Nuno
