Grr! I hate programming sometimes 
I’m sat here trying to complete a java programming assignment, the code is perfect, I can’t seem to find anything wrong with it yet it still won’t do what I’m expecting! Thought I’d pop onto here while I err… think about it…
Was wondering how many other people on here know the delights of programming, or who actually have a programming related job perhaps…
Used to do a bit of ANSI C and 8086 and 8051 assembler waaay back. Plus play with BBC Basic (ah, procs, how civilised!) and MS Visual Basic. Haven’t ground code for years now though. Good luck with it, prolly a bug you’ll have to skirt around.
I love it.
C# developer myself at the moment. Done Perl, PHP in the past and loads of JavaScript and ActionScript (Flash games etc).
It can be frustrating when things don’t work, but it’s such a great job, you’re creative all day and it feels so good when everything comes together.
The only problem with my job is that I don’t get to do enough programming 
im a PHP developer during the day, and a motogp racer during the night! (in my dreams :D)
Assembler language? Cool. I enjoyed that at college but we only had to do a tiny bit. Got very frustrating but was fun.
I enjoy programming usually, it’s great when you get it all working. Just fixed my problem but adding in a bit of code it shouldn’t’ve needed, but hey it works and the code is surprisingly tidy after all my tinkering 
I’m not sure I’d like a job with coding all the time, respect to you all that do or have done it 
I prefer tinkering with hardware and networking :Wow:
I did a bit of the very advanced fortran plus…and c64 basic/assembler…but guess you guys dont know what i am talking about…
I used to spend my working day programming 3,4 & 5 axis machining centres which is proper programming;)
Java is just coffee:P;)
i sruggle with bloody excel to be honest :):)
I feel very small compared to you guys now
Java at uni is dreadfully easy so far, but I’ve gotta start learning a different language next year aswell as java. Hopefully it’ll be a little more challenging…
I programmed my video recorder this morning. Does that count ?
lol you beat me to it I was going to say that!
sigh Yes Tom, have a gold star 
Thanks. Sounds like programming a VCR is more interesting.
im programed to wake up every day
Well java is pure OO, which is a good foundation. It gets easier when you move to other languages… sure there are syntax differences, and different patterns etc, but most languages share the same fundamentals. When you know java, learning another language is a bit easier. Once you know 2 or 3… learning a new language is **** easy.
im doing my masters in computer science and there is just more programming sigh. Its been said that programmers are good scripters and the computers are bad actors :P.
Programming languages shouldn’t be difficult and if they are there should be a good reason for it such as optimising for speed or size and most modern compilers will do that hard bit for you. The difficulty with programming should come about not from the language but from the problem you’re trying to solve with it and if you’re finding java too easy that’s not java that’s at fault but the task you’ve set yourself or been set.
The fact that you’re finding it too easy is of benefit to you because it means that apart from having free time on your hands to get pissed down the union you’ve got free time to put some effort into personal projects that are considerably harder than those set for your course and to take in stuff that’s not covered by your course.
If I’m interviewing someone, I largely don’t care what languages they’re proficient in. If someone’s a good programmer then they can pick up a new language in a few weeks. It’s more about how they “wield” the language that’s important and their ability to solve problems with it. I will take someone more seriously if they’ve got C on their CV as these people usually have a better understanding of how “things” work by necessity.