Which programming language should I learn first?

Source http://carlcheo.com/

Give RPV a try

You can download a demo version of RPV reports from our website and test it for free.
With RPV you can make your reports in an easy way.

Download a demo version at http://rpvsoftware.com/downloads/

Online Demo

Remember that if you still have doubts about RPV and what it can do for you it is possible to ask for an online demo in our support page. We will be happy to assist you.
http://rpvsoftware.com/support/

Picture: a new programming language.

Now that machine-learning algorithms are moving into mainstream computing, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is preparing a way to make it easier to use the technique in everyday programming.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2909992/mits-picture-language-could-be-worth-a-thousand-lines-of-code.html

An example using AWK programming language & RPV Reports.

This example shows how to prepare a report using AWK programming language & RPV Reports. This program reads the person.dat file (see samples) that must be stored on a Unix system. This example turns in red all those monthly salaries below 1400; that is the reason of the if. We have used print & printf commands. We took advantage of the printf command because it doesn't insert a newline. How to run this 1- Save this code and name it with anyname.awk. 2- Place the file person.dat in the computer for the program to be able to read it. 3- Execute this at the prompt:

# awk -f anyname.awk person.dat > listing.rpv ; mv listing.rpv /tmp/rpvqueue

Important aditional information - Please observe that the awk program has a pic inside pointing "c:\program files\rpv\samples" (the rpv logo). What this means is that the logo is stored in the computer which runs the Rpv server. - You could want to print a bitmap that you have stored in the unix machine. To do so, just reference without the path, and be sure to copy it to the queue directory BEFORE you place the Rpv file there.

Code

BEGIN {     FS = "," ;     print "report_title=Employees report Example with Awk";     print "orientation=2";     print "open_view";     print "spacing=250";     print "$c0=400";     print "$c1=1000";     print "$c2=3400";     print "$c3=6800";     print "$c4=8400";     print "$c5=11000";     print "$c6=13000";     print "$c7=13200";     print "[header]";     print "{f=arial;s=8}";     print "{pic=c:program filesrpvsamplesrpvlogo.bmp,400,400,1400,900}";     print "{n;$c7} Page {12800;pag}";     print "{s=16;n;1800;c=2;b=y} Sample Application Report {spacing=350;n}";     printf "{c=1;1800} Employees Report (one line per record).n"     printf {c=0;b=n;n;n;n}n";     print "{LINE=400,14000;n}";     printf "{s=8;b=y;$c0} ID {$c1} Name {$c2} Address {$c3} Phone {$c4} E-mail" printf "{$c5} Birth date {a=r;$c6} Mon Salary {a=l;$c7} Schedule"     printf "{b=n;spacing=375;n}n";     print "{LINE=400,14000;n}"     print "[data]"}     {         printf "{$c0}" $1         printf "{$c1}" $2         printf "{$c2}" $3         printf "{$c3}" $4         printf "{$c4}" $6         printf "{$c5}" $7         printf "{a=r;"         { if($8 < 1400)             {             printf "c=12;"             }         }     printf "$c6}" $8 "{c=0;a=l;$c7}" $10 "{n}n"     }

New services for our customers

There is a new Rpv and a new support!
 
Remote support powered by TeamViewer

One of the most important changes that we have implemented is the use of the tool TeamViewer to provide remote support to our customers.
With this new tool is possible to solve problems in a faster and more efficient way.

Online support by Skype

We are available on line to answer the questions you may have. Just open the chat of the Skype and ask what you need to know.  Add our account "RpvSoftware" to your contacts and communicate with us at any moment.

Visit us on our new support page http://www.rpvsoftware.com/support

Special services

We offer now more and better services

• Consulting 
• Online training 
• Online demonstrations 
• Special projects to adapt Rpv to your specific needs.

These are some of the new possibilities that we have available on this new stage.
We will be happy to assist you when you need.

RPV software support center

In RPV Software we look forward to help you create better reports. You will find answers to many questions you may have about Rpv Reports in our new support center.
We are giving the new service of support via teamviewer. Also you can contact us to our skype: rpvsoftware. We added the consulting service, and also the online training.
Check out our support center for more information!

May the 4th: Star Wars day

Today the world is celebrating the Star Wars day! The reason? May the 4th be with you!

International workers' day

In RPV we want to wish you a happy workers' day! 

RPV visual editor online help

Now you can find the help for RPV visual editor in our website: visual editor online help
If you are still having trouble you can contact us in our support section just clicking the button 'request support'. We will be happy to assist you.

Premium support

There is a new RPV! And because of that we are offering to our customers the new online premium support. This service is given through the software Teamviewer which allows to our customer service to connect to your computer to give a quick and effective solution. You can download the RPV Software Teamviewer version from  www.rpvsoftware.com/teamviewer.

For any question don't hesitate to contact us via email: rpvsoftware@rpvsoftware.com or skype: rpvsoftware.

What's new in version 6.041 of Rpv Reports

We are glad to announce our new version 6.0.41 of Rpv Reports.

Some important features of this version:

Better configuration to export reports!
The configuration panel has been modified to accept more alternatives. Select where to store your PDF and XLS files and the extensions of Excel files.

New Stretch text property for your texts
This new property gives a very important new alternative to format your texts. Justify a text or a variable with ease.

Improvements on the Rpv Viewer
The viewer has been debug to run faster. New versions of Rpv, are faster than older!

New additions on Rpv E-Mailer
This powerful tool has been enhanced to obtain a faster operation and to solve some problems related with servers SMTP.
Additionally, minor bugs were corrected to prevent interruptions.

VERY IMPORTANT NEWS!
Soon we will have very very important news to let you know. Please check our news soon.

Resources to teach programming and computer science to children

Last week i've found this site with many tutorials and games to teach programming to your kids. Look at http://code.org/learn. Have a nice week!

New version 6.041 is available!

Version 6.0.41 of RPV Reports is now available for download! It has more features, a new look, more tools to avoid the printing process (saving time, money and taking care of the enviroment), the ability of generate web reports and more!
Check the new features and download the new version here.

Reasons to move to the cloud

Here is a little infographic of what is cloud computing and the reasons to move to the cloud
Source: microsoft.eu

In the cloud

When I was a child my mother used to say "you live in a cloud". Well, now she is right. RPV is moving to the cloud. Your reports will be accessible everywhere. Stay tuned for the news!

Generating a report in RPV from Visual Basic

This week we have a new video tutorial: How to create a report from Visual Basic. As you will see it's very simple.
Any questions? You can ask for information at rpvsoftware.com

Video tutorial

Hello everyone! Here is the first video tutorial of RPV. It is a Hello World example of how RPV works. Enjoy it!

RPV and COBOL

Are you a COBOL programmer? RPV is the tool for generate reports from your program! All you have to do is create a text file from your program and there you go. 

You can watch and download an example from here.

Remember you can donwload a demo version of RPV from our download section

Have a nice week!

New paradigm of programming: reactive programming

I've found this interesting talk about reactive programming. Check it out:

An example of application of RPV

Still don't fully undestand what RPV do? Take a look at this "Hello World" project from our web: http://rpvsoftware.com/rpx.php?
And in the meantime you can hear this song by The Fabulous Four from Liverpool

The creative role of the software developer

As Programmers we are formed in technical stuff: logic, algorithms, diagrams. But what about when we have to create an application from scratch?
The work as a programmer requires the ability of being creative. Dictionary defines creativit as "...the capability of create, innovate and generate new ideas, concepts or new asociations between ideas and concepts, which usually leads to new conclusions, solve problems and produce original solutions"

It's important as software developers that we practice acrivities that can estimulate our creativity. Which activity do you prefer?
This writer prefers to take a walk. Have a nice week!

10 not so familiar programming languages

We suggest to read this article about the 10 languages that could be the future of programming: https://h3rald.com/articles/10-programming-languages/
Have a nice weekend!

Personalized Edition

It is possible to get a personalized version of RPV with your logos and the graphics of your company, from the installation to the user interface.
So, you can give your end users your own version of RPV, configured according to your needs.

In case we release a new version you will get the updated edition with your customization.
For more information you can visit the next link

We are proud to announce our new '/temp' section

Sometimes we have new things but they are not ready to be released. 
However we want to share the news things with you; specially when they are stable enough.
You will find what's new to download and try at www.rpvsoftware.com/temp

Advantage

As software developers we know how hard it is to generate reports from our program. And we also know how difficult can it be to modify our report from the code.
With Rpv reports create a report is as simple as generate a text file. And the best part is that in case you need to modify your report it is not necessary to change a single line in the code. Rpv does the work! You only have to output the data to a text file, and that's all!
Visit our website and ask for information: rpvsoftware.com

Facebook & twitter

You can like our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/rpvsoftware
And follow us in twitter https://twitter.com/rpvsoftware

Have a nice week!

Cobol and RPV

Cobol is a powerful tool for any business oriented program. It was created in 1960 and with almost 5 decades it still is the preferred for applications related to business, bank and financial transactions.

One of the inconvenient that Cobol programmers find is to generate reports from their application. Rpv Reports simplifies that duty and adds to your Cobol program the ability  of generate dynamic and visually attractive reports. It’s just as simple as generate a text file for Rpv to read and then format the data in the visual editor.

We' re about to release version 6.0.40

In a short time version 6.0.40 of Rpv Reports will be available for update.
It includes improvements for making reports generation easier from any programming language.
Stay tuned for the news!

What is a report?

The dictionary defines report as "a document, either a printed copy, digital or audiovisual which looks to transmit information to its recipient". This information could be the result of a research, status of the situation, a press article. Usually the text of the report is complemented with images, graphs, tables and anything that could make it easy to read.

In business  reports are used to show profits, billings, sales statistics, cyclical trends.

How do you generate reports for your projects?

Migration or integration?

First of all, we should define at least the meaning of those two words.

When we say migration, we mean that everything is rewritten and/or redesigned. Nothing, except the ideas that work actually, will be used on the new project.
Integration instead means to add new capabilities to the projects that are running. This is the way that we prefer.

To use Rpv will not mean to drop anything. In fact, we would say to drop NOTHING.

Rpv Reports can begin to work for you TODAY opening your existing reports.
This is the best option for existing projects or for those projects that must be ready “yesterday”.

Rpv is able to open TXT files, so if you are generating a report from your program in text format, integration can be immediate.

Welcome to our new blog! We are very excited about it!
RPV reports is a tool for reports generation with any programming language.
Our website: http://rpvsoftware.com/
There will be news for our friends soon.
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