New Here, is about as original as I get

[peteferg]

How did you find PF?

I looked for Physics Forums on Google, and i vaguely remembered this site.

Hi I’m Peter,
I started Physics at Manchester University in the late 70’s, but didn’t complete.
Most of my working life has been in computing, over several operating systems and many languages, until i got promoted to organisational positions.

I started my Physics degree at UMIST and finished it the year that UMIST was rolled back into Manchester University. I was a mature student in my 40’s and eventually, 26 years after I first started, got my bachelors.

I have dabbled in subjects that interest me on and off since then. I have a new Interest in Quantum Physics which I was never very good at, but then that’s the challenge. With the advent of AI quick questions get at least some accurate ish answers, which is marvellous.

So, Hello!

 

[.Scott]

Welcome to these forums.

I started my software engineering career upon High School graduation (1971). Then majored in Math at Lowell Tech. Then 15 years later got my computer science degree at a New Hampshire college. But unlike you, I have remained in coding roles all along.

 

[peteferg]

Sometimes I think that’s the better option. At least there is a sense of satisfaction then, not endless pointless meetings.

 

[TensorCalculus]

Out of pure curiosity, what programming languages have you worked with?

 

[peteferg]

Well BASIC, Z80 assembler, FORTRAN, COBOL, C, RPG 3 (I think), SCL, Application Master, then bits of Java and C++, and a very little HTML.

 

[TensorCalculus]

respect
I have to admit that I have been brainrotted by python and js and the lowest-level language I know is rust. I could never go near something like assembler, and even C++ is approaching brain-frying territory.
Maybe you could teach me some at some point :). I'll probably put out a cry for help on PF the second I have to struggle through a proper low-level language haha.

 

[peteferg]

Ahh, I forgot Python.
All those languages were a long time ago, not Python of course that’s recent, so I’m sure your questions would be better answered by people who are still currently steeped in C/C++

 

[TensorCalculus]

Potentially! Time will tell :)