What kind of cool computer programs do you use?

[Dayspring]

Quark Xpress
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe Go Live!
BBEdit
Macromedia Flash
Macromedia Director

I HAVE used

3D Studio Max
Soft Image
Avid Xpress
Avid MCXpress
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects

[FactsOfLife]

Originally posted by pbzmag
Anyone else ever program in COBOL?

yes, and it's a dead language. rates right up there with Sanscrit.


as far as cool programs, I use Desktop Universe everyday.

[cheetah256]

i dunno if its what you're thinking of, but IMO mplayer is pretty cool : ) its a linux movie viewer, that has codecs for everything, which keeps me from installing realplayer or quicktime in a weak moment : )

[Hexis]

Nothing wrong with Quicktime. Thou I would avoid real like the plague.

[xmetal2001]

Originally posted by FordPrefect
Notepad.

Notepad is L33t!



No really it is, it is definatly the most used app on my computer

[alkafluence]

If you find yourself using Notepad alot in a Windoze environment... Try Textpad instead.

As for other software, to name a few:

GIMP
Perl
Vi [well actually Vim - the new, improved version of Vi with more colors ]

[Miscue]

Originally posted by FactsOfLife


yes, and it's a dead language. rates right up there with Sanscrit.

Actually, a lot of businesses still rely on COBOL... so much business stuff has been written with it. COBOL programmers are a dying breed. So, if you want to sell out... learn COBOL really well and it's possible to land yourself a 6 figure salary.

Fortran is also one of those languages still heavily used, but many may not realize. That's my language of choice for pumping out matrix crap. A lot of scientific computing stuff relies on it.

[Miscue]

BTW... vi sucks!

[Automaggin2]

Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Freehand 10
Macromedia Director 8
Macromedia Flash MX
Macromedia Fireworks MX
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Macromedia Freehand MX
Discreet 3DsMAX
Bryce 5

[FactsOfLife]

Originally posted by Miscue


Actually, a lot of businesses still rely on COBOL... so much business stuff has been written with it. COBOL programmers are a dying breed. So, if you want to sell out... learn COBOL really well and it's possible to land yourself a 6 figure salary.

I did that for 6 years. I was this close ---><--- to hanging myself with my own necktie....

[FutureMagOwner]

hmm
dream weaver 4
photoshop
autocad 2000 if i remember correctly
3d studio max and such programs for models
hammer for half life on occasion
i forgot what im supposed to be using for our programming class probably notepad knowing my school

[Automaggin2]

ahhhh cant forget Visual C++! Visual Basic and True Basic! and i use notepad and ms prompt for java.

[alkafluence]

Automaggin,

If you are learning/using Java for your programming class at school you might find VisualCafe helpful. Its a full IDE for Java.

There is a free version you can download too.

*Goes and nabs a link*

Upon researching it seems that it is now called Togethersoft and is marketed by Borland.

http://www.togethersoft.com/downloads/index.jsp