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» 1% the Code - Compares colorForth and C: Chuck Moore, father of Forth, expects colorForth applications to need only 1% the code of C programs. No code samples.
» 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall - Shows source code implementation for the same simple program across over 250 different programming languages.
» A Comparative Overview of C# - Also compares C#, Java, C++. By Ben Albahari.
» A Comparison of C++, FORTRAN 90 and Oberon-2 for Scientific Programming - The report concludes by a personal assessment of the three languages with respect to the numerical context. By Bernd Mösli. The reader's experience in scientific programming in C or FORTRAN would be advantageous.
» ACM "Hello, World" Project - List of the famous "Hello, World!" programming teaching program, in hundreds of different languages.
» Ada versus Modula-3 - Compares similarities and differences, by user of both languages.
» Ada, C, C++, and Java vs. The Steelman - Compares 4 programming languages (Ada95, C, C++, Java) with the requirements of "Steelman", original 1978 requirements document for Ada language. Big detailed table.
» Ada95, Java, and C++ - Some people think Java is like C++, but usual C++ idioms do not carry over to Java because Java is not a C++ superset or subset; Java is a derivation with many modifications, extensions. The language's syntax is alike, but semantics and philosophy is very
» Advanced Programming Language Design - Book compares over 70 languages, and main classes: imperative, functional, object-oriented, dataflow, concurrent, declarative, aggregate. By Raphael Finkel, Addison-Wesley.
» An Empirical Comparison of C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Rexx, and Tcl - By Lutz Prechelt. Neutral, quantitative analysis of 7 languages in title, for 7 variables, via 80 implementations of the same requirement set. PDF format. [IEEE Computer]
» Are scripting languages the wave of the future? - Programming guru, Robert Martin, on languages of the coming decade.
» Beyond Java? - Compares Java and Dylan, with examples from building two CORBA IDL compilers. Topics include: multiple inheritance, multi-argument dispatch, unified object model, extensible syntax. Several code examples.
» C# From a Java Developer's Perspective - Comprehensive article by Dare Obasanjo, details most similarities and differences between the two languages: features Java has that C# doesn't, and features C# has that Java doesn't. Text, tables, code, resources.
» C++??: A Critique of C++ (3rd ed.) - A critical view on the C++ and C programming language. [Postscript]
» CLOS, Eiffel, and Sather: A Comparison - Comprehensive, many references; zipped Postscript, inlined gifs.
» Comparing Development Costs of C and Ada - Article by Stephen F. Zeigler. Analysis of a case where most variables were controlled enough to make a comparison between development costs (time, error rates, code size, ...) of the 2 languages.
» Comparison of Oberon-2 with Modula-2 - Short text summary of main features of Oberon-2; target audience: Modula-2 programmers unfamiliar with Oberon-2, but familiar with object-oriented and extensible programming concepts.
» Comparisons of Tcl with Other Systems - Many comparisons between Tcl/Tk and other similar systems, most copied from comp.lang.tcl.
» Contrast Ruby and Other Languages - Ruby vs Perl, Python, Tcl, Java, Eiffel, C++. Very short.
» D vs Other Languages - Yes-No table with definitions compares D, C, C++, C#, Java, on: GC, functions, arrays, OOP, performance, reliability, compatibility, conditional compiling. [Digital Mars]
» Developer's Dilemma: Perl or PHP? - By Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier. How to choose between two languages that are both very popular for Web development? Text, forum comments. [NewsFactor]
» Dylan Competitive Analysis - Compares Dylan, Smalltalk, Objective-C, C/C++. Long document.
» Examples of Programs in Different Programming Languages - Compares 129 (or 157?) languages, via 418 code samples, and growing.
» Fortran90 vs. Ada95 - Compares Ada95 to Fortran90 via code samples, text. Well reasoned and written, many examples. Finds Ada equal or better than Fortran in all aspects but one marginal trait.
» Gnat and Linux: C++ and Java Under Fire - Compares Ada, Java, C, C++, Delphi. Text, tables. Gnat and Linux orientation. [Linux Gazette]
» Guidelines for Choosing a Computer Language: Support for the Visionary Organizations - Multipage study compares: 4GL/5GL, 3GL (Ada 95, C, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, Java, Smalltalk), 2GL (Assembly). Divides language (definition) from traits of products that implement and support it. Several sections, tables, appendixes.
» HEL vs. WebL - A comparison of two languages specialized for retrieving and parsing HTML pages.
» How Does Ruby Compare With Python? - By John Dell'Aquila. Text description, no code samples, Ruby Garden FAQ entry from comp.lang.python post.
» Inferno/Limbo vs. JavaOS/Java - A small overview of the differences between Inferno/Limbo and JavaOS/Java.
» Informal Language Comparison Chart(s) - Links, and table comparing Ruby, Objective-C, Smalltalk-80 (old), SmallScript (Smalltalk-98 dialect), JavaScript 2.0 (ECMA Script), C#, C++, Java, Python, CLOS.
» Intelligent Systems - Table compares traits of DreamMaker, C/C++, Java/C#, Visual Basic, Assembly.
» Io Comparisons - Compares a few variables (size, speed, syntax) in many languages: Brain, C, Cel, F-Script, Forth (gForth, pForth), Icon, Java (Kaffe), Lisp (CLisp, Guile, LispMe, Scheme48), Lua, Perl, Pike, Python, Ruby, Self, Smalltalk (GNU, Squeak, SuperCollider), Tcl.
» Is .NET's 'C' Sharper Than C++ or Java? - By Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier. Text compares a few aspects of C#, Java, C++. [NewsFactor]
» Is Ada a Better C? - Compares Ada, C, C++, language facilities under DOS. Copy of article in EXE magazine, May 1997, originally titled "Ada better than C++?" Text and code samples.
» Is Turing a Better Language for Teaching Programming than Pascal? - Compares Turing to Pascal, long text document, no tables or graphs; by Jacqueline L. Martin, 1996, many references.
» Java Benchmark - By Rene Grothmann. Compares sieve algorithm in Java and C/C++. Text, tables, live comparison applet.
» Java and C++ Resource Management Comparison - Detailed discussion of the techniques used in Java and C++ to implement leak free and exception safe resource management. Covers memory management, finalizers, destructors and finally blocks with examples.
» Java and Smalltalk Syntax Compared - Table and notes compare some elements of syntax of Java 1.1 to Smalltalk-80.
» Java versus C++ - This document compares the languages Java and C++. HTML, PS and PDF formats.
» Java vs. C# - Code for code comparison. All features on both languages are compared.
» Java vs. JavaScript - Similarities and Differences. From First Step Communications.
» Just Say No to Microsoft: Programming Languages - Describes dozens of mostly living languages, grouped by family similarities. Most are alternatives to Microsoft.
» Linea Engineering, Inc.: Getting The Biggest Bang For Your Buck - Compares VisualGen, Smalltalk, C++/Java, ANSI COBOL 85.
» My Programming Language Crisis - Some points on language design by Keith Waclena.
» Nine Language Performance Round-up: Benchmarking Math & File I/O - Small-scale benchmark test run on 9 languages or variants: Java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2, C via gcc 3.3.1, Python 2.3.2 and via Psyco 1.1.1, 4 from Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003: Visual Basic/C#/C++/J#.
» Object-Oriented Languages in the Industry: A Comparison - Table-based comparison of 4 major OO languages: Eiffel, C++, Java, Smalltalk. Criteria chosen to suggest where Eiffel is better.
» PL Prelim Notes - Lists and compares about 20 languages.
» PLEAC: Programming Language Examples Alike Cookbook - Suite of common programming problems solved in Ada, C++, Erlang, Guile, Haskell, Java, Masd, merd, NASM, Objective Caml, Perl, Pliant, Python, Ruby, Tcl.
» Perl versus ... - Tom Christiansen compares Perl to other languages, and some of the others to yet others.
» Programmers: Otters with Rocks? - Discusses historical move from low level languages to higher level interpreted ones, productivity, future developments. Active feedback response. [ZDNet News]
» Programming Information from HB - Text descriptions compare C/C++, Java, Pascal, Basic, VeraStream; Oracle; HTML, XML; JavaScript, PHP.
» Programming Language Categories - Brief text compares 6 basic language types: general scripting, programmer scripting, application development, low-level, pure functional, complete core.
» Programming Language Comparison - Table compares popular object-oriented languages: Eiffel, Smalltalk, Ruby, Java, C++, Python, Perl, Visual Basic.
» Programming Language Critiques - Annotated links to critiques (Older version, by original author)
» Programming Language Critiques: Pascal, C, C++, and C-Linda - By Jim Basney. May 1995.
» Programming Languages Table - By Capers Jones, Chairman, Software Productivity Research, Inc. Huge table of function point evaluation values (how many code lines needed for a task) compares 500 languages, dialects, and/or implementations.
» Programming Languages mini-HOWTO - Brief comparison of major Linux programming languages C, C++, Fortran, Java, Lisp, Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl; by Risto S. Varanka.
» Python Compared to Other Languages - Many links to comparisons involving Python.
» Qtime Collection, FTP Download, Gzipped - Display time as English sentence, coded in: AWK, C, ICI, Icon, JavaScript, Lite/mSQL, PHP3, Pike, Python, REBOL, Rexx, Ruby, SLang, Spanner. Tested on only Linux (all) and AmigaOS (C and Rexx versions).
» Quantifying the Debate: Ada vs. C++ - Tables and text compare Ada83, Ada95, C, C++; mainly costs, reliability. By Donald J. Reifer. [CrossTalk]
» Reasons for TOM - TOM attempts to address flaws in these languages: C++, Cecil, Common Lisp, Eiffel, Java, Objective-C, Smalltalk.
» Ruby Versus Nine Object-Oriented Languages - Compares Ruby, Objective-C, Smalltalk-80, C++, Java, Python, CLOS, Perl5, PHP, Dylan.
» Sun's Comparison of Language Features - Table graphic, uses good-fair-poor metric, compares Java, Smalltalk, Tcl, Perl, Shells, C, C++.
» Survey of Programming Languages Associated with the Web - General feature comparisons, explanations.
» Survey of scripting language implementation options - A comparison of scripting language approaches in various categories. Pros and cons are given for each feature variation.
» Syntax Across Languages - Operator names and syntax elements in various programming languages.
» TIOBE Programming Community Index - Monthly updated index that gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages.
» TMXxine Languages - Breif comparison Curl with High Level assembler, BCX, Dark Basic, Mono (C#/.Net implementation), Python, Squeak, XBasic/XBlite. Curl applet examples.
» TUNES Project: Programming Languages - Over 200 languages described, mostly original commentary, many deep insights, over 1,000 links. [Open Content]
» Tcl Advocacy - Table, text, links compare Tcl, Perl, Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic.
» Ted Shieh's Programming Language Comparison - A comparison of the features of and demand for some of the major programming languages.
» The BNF Web Club Language - Browse, explore some programming language's syntactic rules. See relations between rules, understand them using BNF (Backus-Naur Form notation) and syntactic diagrams: SQL, PL/SQL, SQL2, IDL; Ada95, Java, Modula-2; Lazy, LISP, M5.
» The C Family of Languages - Interview with Dennis Ritchie, Bjarne Stroustrup, James Gosling.
» The Great Computer Language Shootout - A collection of banchmarks performed on 24 different languages. Includes a tool to grade languages depending on how well they did on tests that matter for you.
» The Quine Page - Collection of self-reproducing programs: each outputs a copy of its own source code; about 60 languages.
» The ROT13 Page - ROT13 implemented in many programming languages.
» The Zen of Python - By Tim Peters.
» Timing Trials, or, the Trials of Timing: Experiments with Scripting and User-Interface Languages - By Brian Kernighan, Christopher Van Wyk. Compares how fast C, Awk, Perl, Tcl, Java, Visual Basic, Limbo, Scheme, run a range of representative tasks. Text, tables, graphs, code samples.
» University of Michigan's Language Guide - Each entry includes history, description, code examples, and references.
» VB or not VB - Visual Basic, VB.Net critiques in comparison with Delphi and C#.
» Water Comparisons - Two medium length documents compare object-oriented languages: Water with ConciseXML syntax, to JSP (JavaServer Pages) and Java; 1 brief list compares Water to PHP.
» What I Hate About Your Programming Language - Text treats general aspects of language choices, then compares hatred of Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, C, C++, JavaScript, XSLT, SQL. With many forum comments. [ONLamp.com]
» What's Wrong with Perl - Author explains what he considers wrong about Perl, presents Python as an alternative. Descriptions, code samples, links.
» Why I don't use C# - A non-compartive critique of the C# language by the creator of the Heron language.
» Why Pascal is Not My Favorite Programming Language - Brian Kernighan's comparison of Pascal and C
» Why Tcl is Better than Perl - Says Tcl is simpler, more maintainable, has superior GUI interface; Perl is hard to maintain and embed, thread unsafe, complex to learn. No code samples, tables, graphs.
» Willcam's Language Feature Simple Comparison - Table compares Java, Perl, Smalltalk, C++, C, Tcl, Shells (average).