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zerointeractive replied

3 October 2013, 18:10
Originally posted by gbonner View Post

ERP sector

Learn ABAP or Java.
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DimPrawn replied

27 September 2013, 16:33
Originally posted by eek View Post

My money would be on Javascript (not because its good, it just seems to be heading that way)...

WHS.

node.js

Javascript on the client, Javascript on the server.
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xing replied

27 September 2013, 15:10
Haskell, Clojure and R.
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petergriffin replied

27 September 2013, 15:03
Originally posted by GlenW View Post

How much bigger can JavaScript get?
99% of all client side browser functionality is written in it already!

The browser is unaware of any client side language. The what-you-call "functionality" is the DOM (Document Object Model). The translation from/to Javascript is done by the Javascript interpreter.

The DOM is fixed, while the JS interpreter is different for every browser, hence the differences, however minimal, in rendering across browsers.
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GlenW replied

27 September 2013, 12:42
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

99% of client side browser functionality is written in C++.

I know that's not what you mean, but it is what you said.

Smart arse!
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VectraMan replied

26 September 2013, 13:20
Originally posted by GlenW View Post

How much bigger can JavaScript get?
99% of all client side browser functionality is written in it already!

99% of client side browser functionality is written in C++.

I know that's not what you mean, but it is what you said.
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GlenW replied

26 September 2013, 12:56
Originally posted by eek View Post

My money would be on Javascript (not because its good, it just seems to be heading that way)...

How much bigger can JavaScript get?
99% of all client side browser functionality is written in it already!
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eek replied

25 September 2013, 15:12
Originally posted by doodab View Post

Scala has a good chance of being the next big thing IMO

My money would be on Javascript (not because its good, it just seems to be heading that way)...
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doodab replied

25 September 2013, 13:49
Scala has a good chance of being the next big thing IMO
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BigRed replied

25 September 2013, 13:40
Powershell is always good to learn these days. Not a programming language but it's reaching the point where everyone needs to know a bit
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GlenW replied

25 September 2013, 13:39
I'd recommend C#, apart from writing device drivers, it can do just about anything you need.
Get one of the Visual Studio Express editions and away you go.
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TheFaQQer replied

25 September 2013, 13:07
Java.

But there's not money in it.
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gbonner started a topic Which language

25 September 2013, 12:17
Which language

Hello all,

I contract in the ERP sector and have an okay knowledge in SQL and VBA.

I want to learn a programming language but am unsure what to try, its more to fill my time on slow contracts but could later lead to a career change but certainly someting to add to the CV.

What langauges are most relevent now and still will be in the future, any suggestions?

Im not looking to shell out any money at this point so any free compiler recomendations would also be welcome.

Cheers.
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