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I have fallen in love with ruby it's such a beautiful interface and I've only now just started to get into programming! Whats your favorite?

I enjoy php or perl..I love... ummm.. hmmm I'll get back to you.

I'm not really a connoisseur of programming languages but I work a lot with Java and ColdFusion as part of my job.

I like python and assembly language.

Java is the only one I really love :b

Python :)

Used to do C++, but python makes life so much easier.

i like delphi and VB because both have GUI so more confuse for interface design

ruby is sweet, perfect for object oriented development, and with so many unique features. But is slow and forces you to develop in a OO style no matter what you are doing.

python is great for serial programs, but their OO really sucks. The best for prototyping non OO stuff.

I personally like functional programming(SML, Scala and stuff), but it is not popular these days, so I don't use much. Even Prolog is fun when you get used to it.

I have tried out various languages such as C++ and Visual Basic, so that I could automate some of my processes at work. But right now, the only language in which I am comfortable is Digital Visual Fortran.

I need to learn one. Any recommendations for what would be the most useful?

html

Python and Ruby, so simple and elegant

That depends on your job. If you use MS Office a lot, then Visual Basic might be the best language for you. If you are in to R&D, such as risk modeling, then languages such as FORTRAN and C++ might be more useful.

Everyone loves Python because it's pythonic.


Pppppppython for sure. It's a good all around language. Lots of libraries. Plus it's an excellent learners language. MIT Intro to Comp Sci was a Python course last time I checked. They have the course online, it's pretty good.

HTML is a markup language.

Personally, I don't love any language. I did like Java due to it doing well multi-platform. Eventually, I need to learn Ruby due to puppet / chef. I thought python was neat a long time ago, but really just don't have interest in it.

I would love to eventually move onto more complex languages such as C++ & Java. But ruby is all I need for now.

I like AutoIT syntax, it isn't a real programming language, but has all I need to develop many useful applications.

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I use AHK a bit. It's pretty good and it's been developed to the point where you can do full apps with it. I think AutoIt is similar, weren't they related at some point?

C for me. It's the fundament of everything and it's dependency free.

I was programming with java a while ago, and that Is the only language I really know and I know other very little so I don't have to compare but I love programming with java I would say it's a cool programming language.

at this Point I'm Learning PHP , java I can't say if I love 'em  but I'm trying to develop passion for coding ..!  If i have to compare both PHP and Java although both have different utility I'd say I like Java more than any other.

Hold on to Java. There's a lot of money in there these days with all the smartphones ;)

C++ for its open world of possibilities
Delphi for its easy way of making desktop applications, database connections, GUI and etc.

Find it pretty odd to have someone like programming.

Even many experience coders hate doing their job.

It's fun when you do it open-source and independently :)

Probably because they work within an organisation that shackles their creativity. Of course there should be order, and a roadmap, but developers like to get on with things without people telling them that something they have recently worked on sucks ;)

Nobody loves Brainfuck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck)? ;D
Assembly seems a piece of cake compared to it.

An Hello World! example:

PS: I'm not saying I love it, as it could really threaten the brain health, LOL.

I think my favorite and most profitable now is JAVA

http://sogrady-media.redmonk.com/sogrady/files/2014/01/lang-rank-114-wm.png

Not sure if the graph can be used to suggest profitability indications but interesting chart nonetheless.

Probably PHP

In my mind. Python and PHP.

Python > PHP IMO. Although I have to use PHP more.

I use many though. Java would have to come third.

php is all for me.  Learned it and loved it.

I worked with PHP quite a few years ago, it seemed very neat, but at the time I didn't realised quite how widely used it was. So many people favour PHP over more heavy-weight solutions when it comes to the web.

I'll likely be dealing with PHP again with work as I write something that hooks into an external API. Will be a trip down memory lane :D

If you ever need to write software which requires you to allow the person to read the code but don't want your code stolen... You know which language to use.

It really depends on the purpose. For example, I love Python for writing basic scripts for myself, Java for more complex programs, and HTML for web designing.

Well "Whitespace" is even worse IMO.
You know, without a decent IDE/text editor you will never know what you're doing after the 5th line.

i like  C++ cause its the only one i know

SQL.  Of course u need a real language to go along with that.  So I really like VB.net.  php is fun too.  But more difficulty to set up, due to the fact it has no Native IDE  :P

Assembler.... ya no.

I am low level programmer...  Ladder logic mang!

Don't go thinking low level means simple now.. use this shit to make 4 2200 horse power gens act as one.

Phyton and VB
i only learn that
and little know about PHP
never tried ruby before

Hello,
Which programming language is good to code for a trading platform? I will need a person to help me make a trading site and dont know on which program it can be written? Any help?
Thanks!
Best Regards,
Gondel

For usefulness, you should probably learn and try to love php and html5.

What about LOLCODE? Have you heard about it?

I like JAVA and HTML :D.

Yii and other similar frameworks make java and html obsolete.

Facepalm.

Do you actually realize what you just said? Java and HTML are two of the most important languages, along with a few others.

Yup - they are probably the two most widely used technologies on devices and the WWW of today. Of course, who knows what tomorrow will hold but I would imagine that they will be around for a long time.

I love Ruby and Python,  :)

Oh wow this one is new for me.
I coulnd't loud when I saw that the "exit" delimiter was "KTHXBYE".

I have to agree, this Whitespace is worse than Brainfuck.  :o
Reading about it, an intersting aspect is the possibility to embed Whitespace code in the blank space of another language code (except for languages that have indentation/space rules like Python).



Lol, I didn't know it too.

Some other AWSUM commands:
PLZ OPEN FILE
O NOES
IM OUTTA YR LOOP

;D

is HTML a programming languange?
what I read from book  HTML is not a programming language. The "M" stands for "Markup". Generally, a programming language allows you to describe some sort of process of doing something, whereas HTML is a way of adding context and structure to text.

I love C++. It has zero bullshit tolerance.

I've also played with Java, Python, Pascal, and VB, but I don't love them.

I'm surprised Brainfuck gets a mention but not OISC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_instruction_set_computer). Love assembly but have trouble remembering all those instructions? Well, now you don't need to! ;D

That's because their job in most cases isn't coding, it's debugging. The bane of programmers everywhere.

C#,C#,C#,C#,C#,C# haha  ;D

Yii might be a good framework but will it or any similar frameworks will  make java obsolete naa not gonna happen , Yii is just PHP framework but java is vast and has more elements ..?

Actually i'm using Python and Ruby because are easy, and exploring HTML5, but a lot of year i've been using C++, I really like it.

Forget about Java on the web. It's the devices that use it. Android is Java.

edit: I mean, it's Linux, but uses Java for everything.

Arguably Java is best out there..!You are indeed absolutely correct that Android is linux based OS but most of the apps which made it a successful OS for smartphones and tabs are built in Java. and this is the reason mate we love java and it has a bright future . and if someone thinks Its obsolete than bro you live in oblivion ..!

There are lot of great language features in Java, which is not in this but equally important for making Java, Best programming language of last two decades e.g.
- Java is Secure, security is not only embedded in language, but also provided by platform.
- Java Array is bounded rather than C array, which is unbounded.
- Java is Strongly typed language, which means more help from compiler and easier to manage.
- Rich set of data types
- Rich set of operators

While you are correct in outlining some of the benefits of using Java, I have to say that there is no best programming language. It all depends on the application. In some cases other languages may be more appropriate for building a solution.

I write Java as part of my role, it's a nice language for sure. I hook it up with ColdFusion and Wheels now and then when wrapping new front-ends around our libraries.

Java is an advance compared to imperative programming, and in some sense to C++ too,  but it has more drawbacks than advantages. Try to make a decent exception schema for you any non trivial job and you'll quickly agree.

Many big CS names are anti-Java, for example, Linus Torvald:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa55RKWZxxI

Here a bigger and more comprehensive explanation about why Java sucks:


http://tech.jonathangardner.net/wiki/Why_Java_Sucks (http://tech.jonathangardner.net/wiki/Why_Java_Sucks)

And 2 problems widely known of everyone:
-Performance: Java makes simple things complicated, so a simple C++ application will solve the problem faster
-String: Java has the worst string management what someone could think. Creating new instances of String or every function just to save the internal literal string is kind of ridiculous. If you find yoursel building a Path you will use so many strings that propably every oher language will do it faster, not to mention the less use of pointers and memory.

There are certain steps that you can take to lessen the memory overhead when combining strings to build a path. One of the big no-nos in Java is to use concatenation, that's a sure fire way to piss away memory if you use it frequently :|

It is a trade off. You can implement using Java very quick. And you can integrate it with existing open source project with scaling capability.

Just a joke, but, unbounded arrays are nice!
I remember all of the memory in use that I already destroyed while making some error while on a iteration in Delphi. It helped a lot to understand all the idea about memory.

I'm a developer, I love vb.net because I can program all that I want with facility and I can create beautiful things with few commands :)

I've used a lot of great languages: Common Lisp, Haskell, and Smalltalk, and of course all of the standards C, C++, Java, C#. But I've come to the realization that I think Python is pretty much my favorite tool to solve problems.

Python and Ruby. Both are high level, dynamically typed languages with modern features that can be used for multiple paradigms.

C and all its family members is good enough for me.

Yes all languages have their pros and cons, if a language was just cons it would die out fast.


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Not sure why some people spend ages on joke languages like white space. I guess they are cool for thought experiments but nothing more.

My main language which I used every day is PHP. I enjoy that because it was quite quick and easy to pick up, there is a lot of documentation and a lot of tutorials/examples, etc... on the internet for pretty much everything I need.

I've also used a bit of Java when I was at university and a bit of C#. I disliked Java immensely, though for some reason didn't mind C# that much.

PHP but I prefer plugin like joomla.

I know more than 5 programming languages, but personally I think that C++ is the best language to start learning programming.

I mainly use Python, PHP/LAMP and Java. Python is my first choice if it is a suitable problem, PHP/LAMP I use for web applications, and Java for everything else. On Linux systems, I occasionally find myself coding in C or scripting in bash or perl.

The reason why many dislike coding. Need to learn more than a dozen to get things done.