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Would you prefer to work in one programming language only, or many languages?

Survey period: 19 Aug 2013 to 26 Aug 2013

Suppose your favourite language was made available everywhere: it creates client apps, mobile apps, it powers web pages, does the database calls, handle UI layouts, or embedded development. Everything. And it was fast and efficient. Would you want just one language?

OptionVotes% 
Yes, I would prefer to do everything in the same language everywhere89144.13
No, I prefer to use the language that best suits the specific task1,02950.97
Undecided994.90



 
GeneralRe: The answer is of course language specific! Pin
S Houghtelin20-Aug-13 4:33
professionalS Houghtelin20-Aug-13 4:33 
GeneralRe: The answer is of course language specific! Pin
irneb20-Aug-13 21:18
irneb20-Aug-13 21:18 
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PIEBALDconsult20-Aug-13 5:25
mvePIEBALDconsult20-Aug-13 5:25 
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Joezer BH20-Aug-13 20:54
professionalJoezer BH20-Aug-13 20:54 
GeneralA Programming Language is easy to learn, but what is about the Libraries/Controls ? Pin
Kurt Muellner20-Aug-13 2:07
Kurt Muellner20-Aug-13 2:07 
GeneralRe: A Programming Language is easy to learn, but what is about the Libraries/Controls ? Pin
vl220-Aug-13 3:48
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GeneralRe: A Programming Language is easy to learn, but what is about the Libraries/Controls ? Pin
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez21-Aug-13 4:25
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez21-Aug-13 4:25 
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vl221-Aug-13 10:59
vl221-Aug-13 10:59 
I meant - GUI development is *very* specific. Majority of programmers should never touch it - it requires some very unusual and rare talents. That's the reason why most of the software out there is barely usable, with ugly and slow GUI. How many of the modern coders are capable of implementing a fully asynchronous UI? How many are aware of all the rules and tricks of the usability? How many are even aware of the usability testing methodologies?

I admit that I'm helpless in anything-GUI, and so, I never wrote a single line of a GUI code in my whole 20+yrs career. But the others are not that honest, they're trying to implement GUIs without being actually capable of doing it right.

Fortunately, GUIs are only required for a very narrow set of tasks, and the vast majority of programming is not related to any kind of graphical interfaces (or any user interaction at all). There are no UIs in embedded development, no UIs in high-frequency trading, no UIs in compilers, no UIs in network infrastructure-level coding, etc.
GeneralRe: A Programming Language is easy to learn, but what is about the Libraries/Controls ? Pin
Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez21-Aug-13 13:00
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vl221-Aug-13 21:22
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Alexandro Ramos Rodríguez22-Aug-13 3:46
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vl222-Aug-13 5:38
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irneb20-Aug-13 21:02
irneb20-Aug-13 21:02 
GeneralChanged my mind Pin
Mycroft Holmes20-Aug-13 0:51
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James Lonero20-Aug-13 13:23
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GeneralCome On! Pin
Joan M19-Aug-13 22:14
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Joan M20-Aug-13 1:04
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irneb20-Aug-13 19:44
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  Forogar  20-Aug-13 6:49
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Joan M20-Aug-13 7:04
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GeneralI'd prefer to win the lottery... Pin
MacSpudster19-Aug-13 16:43
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