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**Paul** · 27-09-2004, 02:58

I'm curious how many members actually do computer programming, either for work or as a hobby (or both !) - how long you have been doing it - and what languages you know, or have used. To start the ball rolling ;

I have been programming on and off for 31 years - I started with Fortran on the CEGB mainframe. After that I moved onto Basic - First 'standard Basic' on a Data General Nova using cards and punched tape, then later, Apple II Basic, Microsoft Basic (on a Dragon32) and finally BBC Basic.

Then while working at BT supporting their Mainframe e-mail systems I used Cobol & Rexx. I then joined Experian (CCN then) as a Cobol programmer. Since then I have moved on to using VBA (asp pages), Javascript, Mirc Script and finally PHP.

Quite a variety over the years.

27-09-2004, 02:58	#1
Paul Dr Pepper Addict Cable Forum Admin Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nottingham Age: 63 Services: IDNet FTTP (1000M), Sky Q TV, Sky Mobile, Flextel SIP Posts: 30,576	Programming languages I'm curious how many members actually do computer programming, either for work or as a hobby (or both !) - how long you have been doing it - and what languages you know, or have used. To start the ball rolling ; I have been programming on and off for 31 years - I started with Fortran on the CEGB mainframe. After that I moved onto Basic - First 'standard Basic' on a Data General Nova using cards and punched tape, then later, Apple II Basic, Microsoft Basic (on a Dragon32) and finally BBC Basic. Then while working at BT supporting their Mainframe e-mail systems I used Cobol & Rexx. I then joined Experian (CCN then) as a Cobol programmer. Since then I have moved on to using VBA (asp pages), Javascript, Mirc Script and finally PHP. Quite a variety over the years. __________________ Baby, I was born this way.