Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

> What language one first learns is often determined by what is used in
> the "Introduction to Programming" courses and of course when you took
> the course. I know a few colleges used VB for their introductory
> course in the States.

If I was looking for a university for studying computer science, this
would already disqualify them. >;->

> I know of Canadian university that use Python.  What type of
> programming you do determines the language you tend use and find in
> your work place.

Python is for free and runs essentially on anything that deserves the
designation "operating system". Heck, it even runs on that
"market-leading" non-operating system from that corporation based in
Seattle. So you can "find" it anywhere you work.

> Whether one learned VB depends on ones situation and needs. I have
> done some VBA programming because where I worked need some automation
> of spreadsheet calculations for Excel spreadsheets.

On Windows, Python can be used to script anything that has a COM
interface. I've already used it for scripting Excel, among others.

> My intro to programming was originally in Fortran IV (aka Fortrash)
> and later Pascal.

I started with Pascal, then went on to Fortran. I deliberately forgot
all the C that I had to learn to pass an exam. Python is the only
programming/scripting language that I learned of my own choice. Simply
because it's the only language that I know of that does what I need:
Cross-platform, ad-hoc scripting as well as full-scale programming,
interfacing with anything that has any kind of interface, syntax made
for humans, loads of libraries for essentially any application...

Sincerely,

Wolfgang

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