How you can become a computer programmer
May 21, 2009 by admin
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In the life of a computer programmer, it’s all about the tools available. Microsoft now makes programming in the Windows environment almost as easy as authoring websites. Microsoft is offering to the public five of their most popular programming environments. There is an obvious ulterior motive for this give-away, but does it really matter what Microsoft’s motivations are, we are talking about free tools here.
The thought process behind the complimentary software development tools released by Microsoft is an attempt to ensure that creating software in the Windows environment is simple and accessible by many programmers. The hope is that software developers will use these tools to create software which is dependant upon the Windows Operating System. Personally, I do not see anything wrong with that course of action and it appears that everybody wins in this situation.
Although these programming tools are “Express” editions they still offer a wide array of programming possibilities. There are however, full versions of these programming tools available but they are expensive and if you are just testing the waters of programming, then this would be a great way to start without the investment involved with purchasing the full blown versions.
The available software is broken down into corresponding programming languages. The first programming language available is “Visual Basic Express Edition.” For all intensive purposes this is probably the easiest language to learn and is a large part of programming in the Windows environment.
About five years ago Microsoft parted ways with the JAVA programming language. It appears that Microsoft felt as though Sun Microsystems was becoming competitive in their market and starting to really find a foothold in the programming industry. This was do in large part to the JAVA programming language’s cross platform compatibility. Microsoft countered Sun with their own version of the JAVA language known as J #, pronounced, “J Sharp.” It is now offered as a free development tool in an Express version as well.
The next offering from Microsoft is the C++ programming language. The C++ programming language is considered by many to be the most difficult programming language to learn. However, Microsoft has created a simple environment which allows even the most novice programmer to create great programs.
C# which is pronounced “C Sharp” is another graphical interface environment which assists programmers with the ability to create
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