• Question: What programming language(s) do you use most often?

    Asked by thefreakyfox to Mark, Ben, Jony on 24 Nov 2011. This question was also asked by 1337skeels.
    • Photo: Mark Basham

      Mark Basham answered on 14 Nov 2011:

      Hi thefreakyfox,

      Good name, and thanks for the question,

      So I have to write 2 different types of code, one for people to use, which involve graphical user interfaces, and the other is to write scientific code which analyses scientific data. To do this I use 2 different launguages, Java for writing all the User interactive stuff ( As its pretty and runs on most machines) and Python for the heavy lifting of writing scientific codes (As its quick to write and nice and quick)

      Hope this answers your question

      Mark

    • Photo: Ben Still

      Ben Still answered on 24 Nov 2011:

      I usually programme in C++ but have been using Python more and more recently – I really like it.

    • Photo: Jony Hudson

      Jony Hudson answered on 24 Nov 2011:

      I write a lot of Mathematica code. It’s usually the first thing I use when I want to solve a problem quickly. I also use lots of other languages for different problems:

      c# for controlling the experiment and doing low-level data analysis
      java for cross-platform desktop stuff
      python for scripting
      c++ for embedded coding
      scala for some mathematical problems

      I tried to learn a new language every month a few years back, and kept up pretty well with it. I now know more programming languages than anyone else I know!!

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