Programing languages

[bjbj1991]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following programing languages c++, java, python? Also what is object oriented programing and how is it different?

 

 

 

From my understanding nearly everyone uses C++ and it has lots of infomation about it. Java and python I heard are many times slower than C++. Python's syntex is clear and easy to understand for a newbie like me. Then Java is good for cross platform programs and web apps.

 

 

 

Well thank you those who posted.

[Hannibal]

C++ is compiled code. If you write good C++ code and use GNU make and preprocessor macros, you should be able to manage to make it compile cross-platform just as well.

 

 

 

Java is interpreted code. It is slow. It is bloated. It is the language most commonly taught in university computer classes, which you will use least of all as soon as those courses are over (or so I hope). Most programmers/hackers (no, not crackers) I know hate Java.

 

 

 

Python is the cool language. It's interpreted, but not as slow as Java afaik. Or maybe that's just appearance as Python makes it easy to do cool stuff, whereas Java makes it hard. Python is also cross-platform.

 

 

 

Object Oriented Programming means you represent everything in your program as some kind of object which you can use in some way, or get info out of or store info on. More info on, where else, wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Ori ... rogramming

[battletrax]

I know very little about python, but as far as java and c++ in the real world goes, C++ is fairly dominant. That having been said, a lot of companies are using java where they might have used VB for quick proof-of-concept work. I know that google has been doing this for a while and I'd imagine they're not alone.

[alexbuddy]

Umm actaully, 40% of all programmers use JAVA, only about 10% use C++.

 

 

 

All the big games are made with C++. It is much faster and has greater potential. But, it is very difficult. JAVA, on the other hand, is used everywhere, from cell phones to printers. It is also easier to write. Python is a little known language with simpler code than C++ or JAVA.

[____]

mmm, Java is used a lot within the mobile devices market. But outside of that you're looking at C / C# / C++ / Objective-C dominance.

 

 

 

There's the occasional language like 4th Dimension that can give C (and derivatives of) a good challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

And just on the connect of 'web apps' and java - no. A server-side scripting language (php, asp and cgi) puts java to shame for almost EVERYTHING. Why people keep on using java for them is beyond me, it's fastly falling behind :x