A topic arose; one personal to my very being. A topic with a history originating in 1982. One that is personal and unique to everyone with a similar background. That topic is... Now, please don't judge... Is this...
"How many programming languages do you know?"
Damn. I poured another glass of wine and thought... 'How many computer languages DO I know?' The incomplete list, of course starts with ones that I know very well and trails off from there.
- C#
- SQL (Including MSSQL and MySQL)
- HTML
- Foxpro (Visual and DOS)
- CA Clipper (Yes, I am old enough to remember CA Clipper.)
- Java & Javascript
- VB (Although, if asked, I will deny knowing this sorry excuse for a language.)
- Pascal (Includes Turbo Pascal, Delphi GNU Pascal and Fast Pascal.)
- COBOL (includes mainframe COBOL and Microfocus COBOL)
- C & C++ (Just enough to be able to navigate a program.)
- APEX (Salesforces' version of a programming language.)
- SOQL (Salesforces' version of a data query language.)
- IBM 370 Mainframe Assembler
- JCL
- JES2 (Really more of a command interface than a language.)
- Visual Objects
That last one surprised me. I remember that cold winter afternoon in 1994. We were told to leave the office before the heavy snow hit. Not being one to ignore my boss, I hopped in my car, lit a smoke and headed home.