Subj : Re: Four Programming Questions To : comp.programming From : rem642b Date : Wed Jul 27 2005 12:06 pm > From: "W. D. Allen Sr." > Question one: Which language (basic, C++, java, etc) is easiest for > learning computer programming? Lisp, such as Common Lisp or GNU-emacs-lisp. http://www.rawbw.com/~rem/HelloPlus/hellos.html#s4outl If and when I get funding to develop my language-independent pocket-calculator-like system for developing software, that might beat out Lisp as a way to learn the basics. > Question Two: Which language is best for scientific programming? You need to define what you mean. Do you mean developing mathematical theories with symbolic algebra and calculus handled automaticlally by the computer, or simple numerical calculations such as inversion of thousand-by-thousand matrices, or automated lab equipment such as DNA sequencer, or automated search for SETI by performing fourier analysis on radio signals, or what?? > Question Three: Which language is best for web programming? PHP for the simple stuff that's mostly verbatim text with only occasonal simple substitutions, Lisp for the complicated stuff where the application doesn't know at the outset which kind of page/form will be sent back or where any complicated data structures need to be managed, Java for the XML stuff. > Question Four: Which language is best for games programming? You need to say what kinds of games you are talking about. Board games such as Chess Go Risk or Backgammon, animated action games, or what?? .