Like most of the other people I know who used C (for the uninitiated, C is a programming language), they probably started programming using the Turbo C IDE from Borland. And why not, It was fast, full featured and easy to use. The interface was quite boxy but then, so was every other MS-DOS program there was at that time.
My first encounter was during high school. Surprisingly, I still used it during college as well which was nearly a full decade after the first release of Turbo C/C++.
These days, the languages in the limelight are a dime a dozen, the major ones being Java or .NET ones. I'm thinking Borland has something up their sleeves again this time because in just a few more hours (as of writing) they will be releasing all new version of their Turbo products. Most notably, Turbo C#. Borland will have the customary Professional editions (a.k.a comes with a pricetag) as well as the free Explorer editions.
Will this be another runaway hit for new and old C# users? Will I, ten years later, be able to see budding young programmers compile their first C# program (Hello World hahaha) on Turbo C# ver.xxx. Only time will tell.
For now, you can go to the Turbo Explorer homepage and see the countdown of the release.
Have a nice day! : )
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
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