Subj : Re: Four Programming Questions
To   : comp.programming
From : Jonathan Bartlett
Date : Tue Jul 12 2005 12:06 pm

W. D. Allen Sr. wrote:
 > Question one: Which language (basic, C++, java, etc) is easiest for
 > learning computer programming?

Probably Java or Python.  However, you find the best books with Scheme 
-- How to Design Programs (beginner) and Structure and Interpretation of 
Computer Programs (intermediate).  And, if you want to be a 
professional, you need to know what is going on under-the-hood, and need 
to learn assembly language.

 > Question Two: Which language is best for scientific programming?

Fortran is still popular.  I like Scheme.  Some people are trying to 
resurrect Sisal.  R is good for statistics.  Octave is good for 
numerical calculation.  Mathematica, Maxima, and others are good for 
symbolics.

 > Question Three: Which language is best for web programming?

PHP is easiest.  Scheme using sisc-web is probably best, because of its 
support for both continuation-based programming and the full J2EE suite.

 > Question Four: Which language is best for games programming?

Usually, some combination of C, C++, and assembly for 
processor-intensive games.  Python has a pretty good SDL/OpenGL linkup 
for less intensive games.

Jon
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