Where do we go from here

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Where do we go from here?
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Further Programming Classes

• CSE 155
• C
• Object Oriented Programming
• CSE 156
• Java
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• CSE 310
• Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms

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Other Programming Languages

• C
• Very C-like
• Very powerful
• Can be difficult to work with at times
• LOTS of online resources tutorials, compilers,
  IDEs, etc.
• http//msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/
  
• http//www.eclipse.org/cdt/
• http//www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
• Java
• Already very popular in many domains growing in
  popularity
• Used for web, desktop, and server-side
  development
• Much easier to learn and use than C still very
  C-like
• Great free IDE
• http//www.eclipse.org/

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Windows Programming Languages

• Visual Basic.NET
• One of the most widely used languages for windows
  development
• An easy to learn beginner language, but still
  very powerful
• Free IDE available
• http//msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/
• C
• Similar to VB.NET/Java/C
• Popular for both web and desktop development
• Free IDE available
• http//msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualcs
  harp/default.aspx
• If you want to do games, there is a new
  reasonably easy to use library for C called XNA
• http//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/xna/default.aspx

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Scripting Languages

• Python, Ruby, Perl
• Much more forgiving than C-like languages
• Dont require you to declare types on variables
• Usually run slower, because the code is
  interpreted rather than compiled
• Many new ideas that may represent the future of
  programming languages
• Free development tools available
• Python Plugin for Eclipse http//pydev.sourcefor
  ge.net/
• Ruby http//www.ruby-lang.org/en/
• Perl http//www.perl.org/

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Web Development Languages

• HTML
• The basic language of websites
• PHP
• Language designed to embed scripted code into
  HTML, so it can be run on websites
• ASP.NET
• Similar to PHP, but uses C or VB.NET for the
  source code
• Javascript
• Very popular for web development
• Most modern websites use a mixture Javascript and
  other technologies (AJAX)
• Flash
• Great for making graphic-intensive programs for
  websites
• The actionscript language is very intuitive