Resources from the web site of Well House Consulaants on the subject of Language Comparisons We provide open source training course and business hotel accommodation in Melksham, Wiltshire, England

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Q - Should I use Perl or Python? An interesting question posed to me today - and not for the first time. And not for the first time, my answer had to be "tell me more about your application, ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1717_Q-S ... thon-.html  [short article]

errors v exceptions It s said that between a half and 95% of a program will be given over to error checking. Indeed some of the web based programs on this site are little ... http://www.wellho.net/solutions/general- ... tions.html  [longer article]

Ruby, C, Java and more - getting out of loops break and continue statements have been available for loop control for many years, and others functionallity has been added such as Perl's redo. From ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1582_Rub ... loops.html  [short article]

FAQ - Perl or PHP "Do you prefer Perl or PHP?". That's a question that would go high up my FAQ if I maintained one. But there's no easy answer; "it depends". PHP is ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/209_FAQ- ... r-PHP.html  [short article]

Speaking all the languages Phil Staiger, who talks about Tips and Techniques with Project Dogwaffle, can speak (as I recall) at least six languages. Working for an American company ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1990_Spe ... uages.html  [short article]

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We know and train on a wide variety of programming languages and we can provide an unbiased and knoweledgeable comparison between Perl, PHP, Python and Tcl/Tk. Each has its place - its ideal range of applications. But should you learn another language so that you can write your next program in the ideal language, or should you use a language that you already know that will be able to do a good job, but perhaps isn't quite perfect for the new role?

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