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BASIC was my first programming language too, and I'm of the opinion that it's fine as a first language. How can you teach people the "right" way (with no GOTOs) if they don't learn the "wrong" way first.
Besides, there are other languages that some may need to use that have GOTO but no "modern" looping structures; how will someone with no prior experience cope?
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Basic I would imagine would have been everybody's first programming language, it was certainly mine and not through and school either. I was in my late thirties when the TRS80 then the Comodore64 were released.
I was hooked on computers after those two and moved rapidly to business software on my new IBM. Does anybody remember writing in Clipper and compiling it to an executable? Then using dBIII+ database files to store the data. Times have changed!!!
I personally this programmers should be exposed at as many languages as possible, for appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of them all.
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JohnPayton wrote: for appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of them all.
Hear hear!
That's why I didn't mind the Pascal, COBOL, Fortran, and Assembly (Macro 11) in college. And Lisp, mustn't forget that. 
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Glad I started off with C then switched over to C++ .. Never liked VB.
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Seriously, if “no slick way” is a good reason not to test, you should be flipping burgers instead of developing. Your main job is development, not being a hipster. Testing in IE is too much work... because they’re on a Mac?
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Actually in a days of prevalent webkit mobile browsers, depending on your target environment, spending time testing on IE may just turn out to be a waste of time. I published couple of dozens of mobile games on Android and IPhone (both webkit based), ported them to the Firefox in a matter of hours but gave up on IE till I can justify the time spend.
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Today is a good day. We’ve called the shipit squirrel into action once again! We all know that the stork delivers babies and the squirrel delivers software. In our case, we are shipping GitHub For Windows! GitHub for Windows is the easiest and best way to get Git on your Windows box. Put a fork in it. She's ready to ship.
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Since Comic Sans is apparently a hot-button typographic item, I thought I would spend some time considering both sides of Comic Sans: the ubiquitous every-man’s casual font choice, as well as the perpetual thorn in the designer’s side. You can thank Microsoft Bob.
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Commenter Niels wonders when and how the registry was introduced to 16-bit Windows and how much of it carried over to Windows 95. The 16-bit registry was extremely simple. There were just keys, no values.... You can thank OLE 2.
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Normally when you think of "bad design", you think of laziness or mistakes. These are known as design anti-patterns. Dark Patterns are different – they are not mistakes, they are carefully crafted with a solid understanding of human psychology, and they do not have the user’s interests in mind. Everything you wanted to know about Dark Patterns, but were afraid to Google.
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iPhone users love to brag about their smartphones. They line up around the block and stand in line for hours when a new one is released. Yet, for many users, Android is clearly the superior platform. Yes, its Achilles heel is a big one: security. Android's openness and large market share mean that it's a juicy target for attackers. These are the DROIDs you're looking for.
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We have our second winner, who submitted the most upvoted news. We're always looking for good news, so post interesting news items in the Insider News forum or join the discussion. All the news that's fit to link.
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If you have entered a company with poor unit testing practices, you will likely encounter other problems. Many practices and methodologies follow each other, and improper implementation for one item may encourage improper implementation in another. Many companies are successful with different practices in place, and none of this is one-size-fits-all. Or more precisely: I hate unit testing done poorly.
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Agree. We were required to have unit tests, but they were always added later, and often had to followup on another developer. Sucked.
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Every interview I have taken over the last few years, every job I have taken have made a big deal of unit testing. And not one of them actually did it. I think it gets talked about a lot and done a little.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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The long-awaited 6th edition of Programming Windows is scheduled to be published by Microsoft Press in November 2012, but you can purchase the ebook today. Which version of Programming Windows got you started?
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Programming Windows 3.1.
/ravi
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I still have Programming Windows 95.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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That's not Programming Windows 6th Edition at all, but a completely new book covering a different technology.
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Programming Windows: The Microsoft Guide to Writing Applications for Windows 3.1 (3rd edition, Microsoft Press, 1992)
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous
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This post shows the downloads required to hit the top 25 per category. We chose the top 25 because the first 25 applications are shown immediately when a user fires up the app store on their mobile. All data is based on daily download figures in the Apple App Store for iPhone in the United States in April 2012. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
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Always liked how people would complain about the cost of windows and then go out and pay 100's for games.
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Cost? I've never had to pay for it...either came pre-installed or I got it as a gift from Microsoft (I ended up with 2 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate and another 2 of Vista Ultimate for beta testing 7).
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lewax00 wrote: I've never had to pay for it...either came pre-installed
The computer makers have to pay for it, and they pass that cost on to you.
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I suppose that's true. (Technically, I still haven't because I've never paid for a pre-built computer, they've all been gifts, but I see your point.)
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