How representative is Ohloh? [closed]
Closed 10 years ago.
What’s the best language to use for a simple windows 7 dynamic gui desktop app [closed]
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Are non Turing-complete languages considered programming languages at all? [closed]
Closed 9 years ago.
What are the differences between programming languages? [closed]
the only difference between programming languages is the syntax
Can Scala be considered a functional superset of Java?
Apart from the differences in syntax, can Scala be considered a superset of Java that adds the functional paradigm to the object-oriented paradigm?
What triggered the popularity of lambda functions in modern mainstream programming languages?
In the last few years anonymous functions (AKA lambda functions) have become a very popular language construct and almost every major / mainstream programming language has introduced them or is planned to introduce them in an upcoming revision of the standard.
Why did object-oriented paradigms take so long to go mainstream?
I read this question and it got me thinking about another fairly recent thing. Object oriented languages. I’m not sure when the first one was created, but why did it take so long before they became mainstream?
History of Associative Array?
In quite a lot of modern scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Lua, JavaScript), associative arrays are supported as a primitive or first-class data type (with various names like map, dictionary, hash, etc.) in a very convenient syntax, making convenient data-driven paradigms possible.
What is considered third party code?
Inspired by this question Using third-party libraries – always use a wrapper?
I wanted to know what people actually consider as third-party libraries.
Examples of when we’ll use interpreted language over compiled language?
I understand the differences between interpreted and compiled languages, but if someone could provide some examples of situations when one is likely to use interpreted languages over compiled languages, as well as situations when one is likely to use compiled languages over interpreted languages, it’d be really helpful.