Do you work with computers for fun or for profit?

[MyndFyre]

It depends.  As I was explaining to someone the other day, I do most of my computer work (programming specifically) at my job which has absolutely nothing to do with programming.  It just happens to give me a lot of free time.    I love my job.  <3

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Actually, C is cross-platform, and Java is part of the C family.

C is cross-platform at the source-code level, and only if you use the same libraries.  Example: C code that uses the Win32 API is not portable to Linux without other dependencies (WINE), or C code that uses the KDE windowing system is not portable.  C that uses wxWidgets is cross-platform compatible, though.  But even this C code requires compilation on the target system.

I'm hesitant to say that Java is "part of the C family," because there are a LOT of things that Java doesn't do that C does (I'm hesitant to say that C# is truly part of the C family as well), but there are certainly language elements in Java that come from C/++.  However, Java IS cross platform at the binary level, because on any system that is going to run the Java program, you're going to have all of the same libraries (version-dependent, of course).

[hismajesty]

you can always have fun during your retirement.

That's not necessarily true. You may die before you retire. I wouldn't recommend postponing everything fun til you're old or dead or too weak to have fun.

If I reach retirement, I'll have fun. I'm sort of hoping to not retire though, and eventually start my own legal practice that will be passed down through the family. Hmm, I'll have fun when I'm old most likely though.

[idoL]

It depends.  As I was explaining to someone the other day, I do most of my computer work (programming specifically) at my job which has absolutely nothing to do with programming.  It just happens to give me a lot of free time.    I love my job.  <3

x86] link=topic=11205.msg107675#msg107675 date=1112820970]
Actually, C is cross-platform, and Java is part of the C family.

C is cross-platform at the source-code level, and only if you use the same libraries.  Example: C code that uses the Win32 API is not portable to Linux without other dependencies (WINE), or C code that uses the KDE windowing system is not portable.  C that uses wxWidgets is cross-platform compatible, though.  But even this C code requires compilation on the target system.

I'm hesitant to say that Java is "part of the C family," because there are a LOT of things that Java doesn't do that C does (I'm hesitant to say that C# is truly part of the C family as well), but there are certainly language elements in Java that come from C/++.  However, Java IS cross platform at the binary level, because on any system that is going to run the Java program, you're going to have all of the same libraries (version-dependent, of course).

Thank you.

[Stealth]

I do spyware cleanup and general computer help/troubleshooting, undercutting the hell out of the area services who charge around $100 an hour. Good profit and good fun -- I've run across many challenging problems in my work so far.