Add your own opinion (if you'd like) to make the rankings even more relevant/accurate. Thoughts?
What are the "best" (productivity-enhancing, well-designed, and concise, rather than popular or time-tested) programming languages? - Slant
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Add your own opinion (if you'd like) to make the rankings even more relevant/accurate. Thoughts?
What are the "best" (productivity-enhancing, well-designed, and concise, rather than popular or time-tested) programming languages? - Slant
Moved flame bait to GD board.
When you realise that programming languages are just tools, you can stop worrying and just pick the right one for the job at hand.
Otherwise, it's just two carpenters arguing whether a saw / knife / chisel is 'best' for cutting wood.
There are no productivity-enhancing, well-designed and concise programming languages in existence today.Quote:
Originally Posted by joelster
Languages arn't tools; they're materials.Quote:
Originally Posted by Salem
Python would be if it were compiled to machine code (not bytecode or JIT)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario F.
that list is diarrhea IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by joelster
You can add to the list, and vote down languages you don't like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Epy
:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Salem
Maybe add static typing on the way too :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Epy
I wouldn't be opposed to that, but at the same time I like to think of it as similar to the auto keyword from C++11. I haven't really found lack of static typing to be a nuisance. I thought it would be for when you have to pick apart data, but I've become very familiar with the struct pack/unpack functions from the Python stdlib.Quote:
Originally Posted by manasij7479
Relevant to this discussion, I think what I find important in a programming language is:
- size/functionality/provisions of standard library
- built-in support for different data structures/containers, e.g. arrays, lists, whatever (either direct syntax or through std lib)
- performance
- code readability
- friendly string manipulation functionality, i.e. I don't like having to use strcat in C, I like being able to simply have a built-in operator for readability
- portability and standardization
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Originally Posted by Epy
Done! Diarrhea is added. When you all go to vote for it, be sure to add an appropriate "pro".Quote:
Originally Posted by joelster
You might like Nim. It's compiled, and has a very Pythonic syntax.Quote:
Originally Posted by Epy