Comparison and Review

History@ (11)
Humor (5)

Component Frameworks@ (6)
Object-Oriented@ (10)

Ada@ (15)
Java@ (6)
Perl@ (3)
Python@ (29)
REBOL@ (11)

See also:

Accumulator Generator - Compares canonical solutions to same problem as code samples in: C++, Dylan, E, Erlang, Haskell, JavaScript, Lisp (Arc, Common, Goo, Scheme), Lua, Maple, Mathematica, Oz-Mozart, NewtonScript, Perl, Python, REBOL, Ruby, Smalltalk, VBScript. [Paul Graham]

ACM "Hello, World" Project - List of the famous "Hello, World!" programming teaching program, in hundreds of different languages.

Ada 95, Java, and C++ - Some think Java is like C++. Usual C++ idioms do not apply to Java as it is not a C++ superset or subset; Java is a derivation with many modifications, extensions. Both language syntax are alike, but semantics and philosophy are very different. Java is nearer Ada 95 than C++, except in syntax.

Ada, C, C++, and Java vs. The Steelman - Compares 4 programming languages (Ada 95, C, C++, Java) with the needs of "Steelman", original 1978 requirements document for Ada language. Big detailed table.

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.

The BNF Web Club Language - Browse, explore some programming language syntax rules, see relations between rules, understand them via BNF (Backus-Naur Form notation) and syntactic diagrams: SQL, PL/SQL, SQL2, IDL; Ada 95, Java, Modula-2; Lazy, Lisp, M5.

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall - Shows source code implementation for the same simple program across over 250 different programming languages.

C++??: A Critique of C++ (3rd ed.) - A critical view on the C++ and C programming language. [PDF]

C# from a Java Developer's Perspective - Thorough article by Dare Obasanjo, treats most similarities and differences between the two languages: features in Java and not in C#, and features in C# and not in Java. Text, tables, code, resources.

C++ vs. Java vs. Python vs. Ruby: A First Impression - Essay compares aspects of the languages, one page allows matched comparing of code of a red-black tree algorithm in each language.

The Case against C - Five short essays compare C (and C++ by extension) to Fortran: Why C is Not a Good Numerical Language, Why C is Not a Good First Language, C's Poor Loop Constructs, C's Pointers and Optimisation, Optimisation through Directives.

CLOS, Eiffel, and Sather: A Comparison - References, zipped Postscript, and inlined gifs.

A Comparative Overview of C# - Also compares C#, Java, C++. By Ben Albahari.

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.

Comparing Mercury and Haskell - Compares type systems, all text. Uses Haskell 98 since Mercury type system is more like Haskell than ML, and Haskell 98 is best documented, most well-known Haskell.

Comparing Python and Ruby - Informal experiment on different look of Python and Ruby edit-distance programs; text, tables, download files.

A Comparison between 10 Languages - Table compares 13 traits at top, 10 languages to side: BETA, C#, C++, C-Talk, Eiffel, Java, Object Pascal, Ruby, Sather, Smalltalk.

A Comparison between BETA, C++, Eiffel, Java, Object Pascal, Ruby and Smalltalk - Table compares 12 traits to side, 7 languages at top.

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.

The Computer Language Benchmarks Game - Performance measurements and source code for ~25 benchmark programs in ~25 languages; with side-by-side comparisons for any 2 programming languages, and an interactive weighted ranking for all the languages.

Contrast Ruby and Other Languages - Ruby vs Perl, Python, Tcl, Java, Eiffel, C++. Very short, some humor. English, Japanese version.

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]

Dylan Competitive Analysis - Compares Dylan, Smalltalk, Objective-C, C/C++. Long document.

Eiffel and Delphi Compared - Text compares differences of several main aspects.

An Empirical Comparison of C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Rexx, and Tcl for a Search/string-processing Program - One set of requirements, 80 implementations, coded by 74 different programmers in various languages, compared for properties: run time, memory use, source text length, comment density, program structure, reliability, effort needed. [PDF]

Examples of Programs in Different Programming Languages - Compares 129 (or 157?) languages, via 418 code samples, and growing.

Forth and Not C - Pro-Forth text explains why C is used more than Forth.

Forth Versus C - Pro-Forth question and answer text, some questions have several answers.

Four-fold Increase in Productivity and Quality - Published internal study, of Ericsson AXD 301 ATM switch project, using Erlang, C, C++, Java. Results: programmer productivity, code error rates, roughly proportional to source code size. [PDF]

Function.Name - A reference book of functions and languages. You will find descriptions of these languages, and also can independently add descriptions to languages and functions. Manuals for PHP, Python, Ruby, C, Assembler and others.

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.

History and Comparison of Programming Languages - Files compare statements in several different languages, tracing from early to present languages.

HOPL: An Interactive Roster of Programming Languages - History of Programming Languages encyclopedia, over 8,500 languages, full verified references, code samples, big bibliography, biographical-institutional material, 4,000 language family tree.

In Search of the Ideal Programming Language - Article by Sergey Polak. Review and comparison programming languages in search expressive, extensible, readable, safe, portable language.

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 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 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. [PDF]

Java and C-sharp Compared - Briefly compares several traits; text, code samples.

Java and Smalltalk Syntax Compared - Table and notes compare some elements of syntax of Java 1.1 to Smalltalk-80.

Java Benchmark - By Rene Grothmann. Compares sieve algorithm in Java and C/C++. Text, tables, live comparison applet.

Java vs. C# - Code for code comparison. All features on both languages are compared.

Java vs. JavaScript - Compares similarities, differences. By First Step Communications.

Language Options Comparison - Compares scripting language feature options, in various categories. Pros and cons given for each feature variant. Text, code samples, table.

Languages Versus D - Growing table compares D, C, C++, C#, Java, Delphi, Python, Perl, Eiffel, Sather, Smalltalk, Lisp/CLOS, Ada. Many clarifying comments below. [Wiki4D, Open Content]

Linux Number Crunching: Benchmarking Languages - Compares performance of Intel Fortran and C++, gcc, and IBM, Sun and GNU Java compilers, on an Intel Linux platform.

Lisp as an Alternative to Java - Brief text on comparisons of C, C++, Java, Lisp, Ron Garret / Erann Gat study, with conforming example program Lisp source code; very useful links.

Lisp as an Alternative to Java - Ron Garret / Erann Gat comparison, starts from 1999 Prechelt study results, adds many insights; as text, a few tables. [Intelligence] [PDF]

Multi-Core Ant Colony Optimization for TSP in Erlang - Compares Erlang, GHC Haskell, Standard ML (Alice, MLton); text, tables, graphs.

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 - Text and tables compare 4 major OO languages: Eiffel, C++, Java, Smalltalk. Criteria chosen to suggest where Eiffel is better.

Perl vs. Python vs. Ruby - Comparison with text, code samples, many reader comments. Michael Tsai weblog.

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.

Popular Programming Languages - Long text table compares many languages by brief descriptions matched to common tasks.

Programming Information from HB - Text descriptions compare C/C++, Java, Pascal, Basic, VeraStream; Oracle; HTML, XML; JavaScript, PHP.

Programming Language Benchmarks - Compares the same program in Ada, C, Forth, FORTRAN, Java, Lisp, Perl, R, Ruby. Goal: support decisions in language choice for making compute-intensive Web programs. Text, table, code samples.

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 and text compares many features of some popular object-oriented languages: C++, C#, Eiffel, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, Smalltalk, Visual Basic.

Programming Languages Mini-howto - Briefly compares major Linux programming languages: C, C++, Fortran, Java, Lisp, Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl; by Risto S. Varanka.

Programming Languages Study - Includes: diagram, history of languages; history of language concepts; syntax across languages; Scriptometer measures scripting ease of languages; mutability and sharing of various values in various languages.

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).

The Quine Page - Collection of self-reproducing programs: each outputs a copy of its own source code; about 60 languages.

Ray Tracer Language Comparison - Mini ray tracer benchmark written equivalently in C++, Java, SML, Objective Caml, Lisp, Scheme. Compares verbosity, performance; text, code samples, tables, image, graph. [Flying Frog Consultancy]

Reasons for TOM - TOM attempts to address flaws in these languages: C++, Cecil, Common Lisp, Eiffel, Java, Objective-C, Smalltalk.

The ROT13 Page - ROT13 implemented in many programming languages.

Ruby Versus Nine Object-Oriented Languages - Compares Ruby, Objective-C, Smalltalk-80, C++, Java, Python, CLOS, Perl5, PHP, Dylan.

Simple Programs in Various Different Programming Languages - Common algorithms and other sample code in the languages: Bash and Bourne shells, C/C++, Java, MATLAB/Octave, Perl, Python, Ruby, Scheme.

Survey of Programming Languages Associated with the Web - General feature comparisons, explanations.

Syntax Across Languages - Operator names and syntax elements in various programming languages.

Team Eiffel: The Zen of Python, Part I - Text compares Python and Eiffel, via Tim Peters' Zen rules.

Ted Shieh's Programming Language Comparison - A comparison of the features of and demand for some of the major programming languages.

1% the Code - Chuck Moore, father of Forth, says programs can be far smaller in colorForth than C. No code samples.

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.

TIOBE Programming Community Index: TPCI - Updated monthly. Shows language popularity via world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses, 3rd party vendors. Calculated from search engines Google, MSN, Yahoo.

TMXxine Languages - Brief comparison Curl with High Level assembler, BCX, Dark Basic, Mono (C#/.Net implementation), Python, Squeak, XBasic/XBlite. Curl applet examples.

University of Michigan's Language Guide - Each entry includes history, description, code examples, and references.

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 Languages Fix - Compares many languages in brief text, describes each by the problem it fixes. [Paul Graham]

What's Wrong with Perl - Author explains what he considers wrong about Perl, presents Python as an alternative. Descriptions, code samples, links.

Why Pascal is Not My Favorite Programming Language - Brian Kernighan's comparison of Pascal and C

Why to Move from ASM to C - Brief text compares Assembly to C; lower to higher level language. ScienceProg.

The Zen of Python - Compares traits of many languages, without naming any; by Tim Peters.

Java vs Ruby: A Comparison of the Key Elements - Compares building blocks of two languages, in text and code samples. Developer.com. (December 13, 2007)

Seven Reasons I Switched Back to PHP after Two Years on Rails - Derek Sivers spent two years trying to make Rails do something it wasn't meant to do, then realized his old abandoned language (PHP) would do just fine if approached with my new Rails-gained wisdom. (September 22, 2007)

Haskell and Scheme: Which One and Why? - Text comparison. ScienceBlogs LLC; Good Math, Bad Math. (October 24, 2006)

A Comparison of Ada and Real-Time Java for Safety-Critical Applications - Slide show, was Best Paper at Ada Europe 2006 Conference, Porto, Portugal. By Ben Brosgol, AdaCore; Andy Wellings, University of York, UK. Text, diagrams. [PDF] (June 6, 2006)

Comparing PHP with Other Languages - Text compares several traits of ASP.NET, C#, PHP, Java, Lisp, Perl, Python, Ruby, Smalltalk. Article with forum posts. [Professional PHP] (February 9, 2006)

ASP vs. PHP - Brief text compares website building languages ASP, PHP on several points. [WebProNews] (December 22, 2005)

Schizoid Classes: Of Class, Type, and Method - Compares Java and Smalltalk, in text and table. By Rodney Bates. [ACM Queue] (September, 2004)

Ada and Java: Realtime Advantages - Compares C, Ada, Java, for flaws and strengths in realtime programming, embedded software, built-in support for multithreading; text, code samples. Embedded.com. (November 11, 2003)

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] (May 12, 2003)

Is .NET's C Sharper Than C++ or Java? - By Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier. Text compares a few aspects of C#, Java, C++. [NewsFactor] (January 28, 2003)

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] (November 8, 2002)

Programmers: Otters with Rocks? - Discusses historical move from low level languages to higher level interpreted ones, productivity, future developments. Active feedback response. [ZDNet News] (May 9, 2001)

Are Scripting Languages the Wave of the Future? - Programming guru, Robert Martin, on languages of the coming decade. [ITworld.com] (March 1, 2001)

C#: A Language Alternative or Just J--?, Part 1 - Compares C# to Java, describes features and design trade-offs, places C# in context of broader Microsoft .Net strategy. Text, tables, code samples, links. By Mark Johnson. First article of 2-part series. [JavaWorld] (November, 2000)

C# Strikes a Chord - Compares 4 languages: C, C++, C#, Java. Shows family genealogy. [Dr. Dobb's Journal] (September 4, 2000)

The C Family of Languages - Interview with Dennis Ritchie, Bjarne Stroustrup, James Gosling. (July, 2000)

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] [PDF] (March 14, 2000)

Gnat and Linux: C++ and Java Under Fire - Compares Ada, Java, C, C++, Delphi. Text, tables. Gnat and Linux orientation. [Linux Gazette] (October, 1998)

Is Ada a Better C? - Compares Ada, C, C++, language facilities under DOS. Copy of article, originally titled "Ada Better Than C++?" Text and code samples. [EXE magazine] (May, 1997)

Quantifying the Debate: Ada vs. C++ - Tables and text compare Ada 83/95, C, C++; mainly costs, reliability. By Donald J. Reifer. [CrossTalk] (July, 1996)

Programming Language Critiques: Pascal, C, C++, and C-Linda - Text compares languages on many points; by Jim Basney. (May, 1995)

Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.

Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

	Search The Web \| Google News Headlines
the entire directory only in this category