Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] woodworking design programs

05 January 2013

Re: [DIY] woodworking design programs

Perhaps I will have to look into Javascript. "C" was in reality the first true programing language to be offered and would in turn feed you all of the rope and log chain you could swim with. I used "Turbo C" which cost 100.00 after spending 500.00 for Microsoft's compiler which was slower than sin and would bow up if you fed it too much code. Turbo could compile on the fly and in five years I never found a bug or had it hit the wall, plus it was quick. Once I hit burnout the thought of going back to programing would for a while almost make me physically ill, even though I loved it while I was actively involved.

Dale in the Flatlands.

Steve Wilson wrote:

I understood C but when they came out with C++, they lost me. When I program for Windows I usually use MS Visual Basic. In the late 90's my job started demanding so much of me that I lost most of the free time I had for programming. Any free time I had was spent recouping what energy I could to do it again the next week. I program a little now but not nearly as much as I used to. I did some machine language on my first few computers. In Windows, trying machine language would probably bring down the system on any error. I loved the intricacies of assembly code though.
Javascript is fun because all it requires is notepad or any text editor and a browser of your choice. Its really hard to screw anything up with it too. When there's an error it usually just stops running. In Firefox there are debugging utilities built in, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome too.
Steve

On 1/4/2013 8:18 PM, Dale S wrote:

I did all of my programing before and during the days of DOS. When I first started in the early 60's there were no compilers and "C" was yet to be invented. We did everything in machine language, no monitors, no keyboards and no hard drives. By the time windows came around I was pretty well burned out and tired of chasing my tail trying to keep up with the changes. Steve Jobs had the right idea when he made the underlying computer transparent to the operator, so that any novice could use his devices. MS still hasn't learned that lesson, and although Android is trying they too have a ways to go.

Dale in the Flatlands.
Steve Wilson wrote:

I was looking through some of my files. I mentioned I was working on a
new version of a woodworking design program I wrote in the early 90's.
I created a version of the original program that output a script file
that would generate a drawing in a version of TurboCad I had at the
time. This is one of the few documentations of the drawings and the
results that I have.
This is a design I generated for a business partner of my employer. And
the resulting pieces I built from the generated cutting list and
material list from my program. I really want to get this new program
running but it isn't easy. The hardest part is finding the time needed
to focus on it.
http://wilzone.org/benches/woodworking.htm
Steve