Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module Q102. This module is presented on
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Background
So you're choosing a language? There are technical and
non-technical issues to need to consider in selecting which
is the best language for you to use.
Related technical and longer articles
Is Perl truly an OO language?New to programming. Portable code. Perl or Java?
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| 3558 | Python or Lua - which should I use / learn?
"Should I learn and use Python or Lua" - a question to me. The questioner was perceptive, knowing that he shouldn't try to learn lots of languages at the same time, and that he should always limit the "basket" of languages used within his applications - in fact, he was wondering if he could select just ... | 2011-12-24
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| 3169 | Rekeying a table - comparison in #Ruby #Perl and #Python
Albert knows Perl and Python, Barbara knows Lua and Ruby, Colin knows Perl, and Debbie is a dab hand at PHP. Eddie does Python, Perl and PHP and Fiona cooks a great dinner for Shrek. Gordon programs in Lua and PHP, and Harriet knows both Ruby and Perl. Who shall I ask for help on a Perl project?
The ... | 2011-02-19
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| 2866 | Ruby - how does it compare and where is it the right language?
I heard Ruby described as "Perl Five and a Half" - and I thought "how apt".
Perl is an excellent programming language - it's especially excellent as glueware or middleware, where it melds together differing technologies, protocols, utilities and other programs to provide a total solution. But Perl's ... | 2010-07-15
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| 2700 | The same very simple program in many different programming languages
I was asked how many languages I teach yesterday - and the answer's quite a few; at times, it's almost "the more the merrier" as to a very great extent they are varieties on a theme much of the way - but different balances of features make some languages especially good for some uses.
As a geek's relaxation ... | 2010-04-01
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| 2536 | All the Cs ... and Java too
Do you get confused between C, C++, C#, Objective C ... and where to Java and J++ fit in?
C
C is the bedrock of modern computing. It's been around a while (by which I mean for at least 40 years) and it's still the language that you'll find underneath everything else. That doesn't mean it's been ... | 2009-12-15
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| 2535 | When should I use Java, Perl, PHP, or Python?
Java is a good language for bigger systems ... teams of programmers writing bits of code that interact with each other. In fact, Java is so well tuned towards the bigger systems that it's not the ideal language for smaller systems - for the people who are just looking to write a quick piece of code ... | 2009-12-15
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| 2507 | Admission
opendir(DH,".");
for $sd (readdir DH) {
next if ($sd !~ /\./);
next if ($sd !~ /[a-z]/);
print "$sd backup ...\n";
`tar czf 20091119/20091119_$sd.tgz $sd`;
}
I admit it ... when it comes to the "crunch" and I need a quick script ... | 2009-11-20
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| 2048 | Learning to program in PHP, Python, Java or Lua ...
... or in Ruby, Tcl, C, C++ or Perl
Are you new to computer programming? Is it so long since you programmed that you feel very rusty and would like to start again from basics? If you've said "yes" to either of these questions our new "Learning to program in ...." series of courses may be exactly what ... | 2009-02-22
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| 2001 | I have not programmed before, and need to learn
Yesterday was the second day of my Learning to Program introductory course - for delegates who are learning to program - as well as learning a particular language, and (since the target language is C), I wrote a number of new C examples. And these examples were written in front of the delegates to show ... | 2009-01-21
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| 1990 | 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 (Megatek) out of San Diego, his role as roving technical expert had taken him all over the world, and had him talking with people from many countries. ... | 2009-01-13
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| 76 | Learning to program in
There's a world of difference between learning to program in xxx language (i.e. learning your first programming language) and converting across from another language, The majority of the language training that we do is conversion courses, but certain courses such as this week's Java course are very much ... | 2008-05-10
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Topics covered in this module
Compiled v interpretted
Trusting or "Maiden Aunt"?
Single block, structured, or object oriented?
A language with the right libraries?
The importance of code reuse and easy maintainance.
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