How can you compare one programming language to another?

How can you compare one programming language to another? Which is better?

How can you compare one programming language to another?
The answer is it depends on what you are building:





small scale: php, asp, perl (easy to learn easy to use)


Medium to large Dynamo ATG, JSP, .NET, C#, JAVA, Python Ruby.





Here is a handy chart so you can learn more on your own:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_...





Hope this helps!
Reply:1)possibalities to achive things or solve problems


2)provided tools and libraries


3)present day applications development -use of that in market


etc
Reply:Depends on what you want to do. Different languages are suited for different applications. If you are looking at different languages for the same application then you have to look at the ease of programming, the tools offered and the processing time.
Reply:Some languages are better suited for certain program requirements.





In order to know which language is better, the comparison should be made against the task you need to complete in contrast to the various languages.





So the best language - is the one that is best suited to that task.
Reply:A better question is whether a programming language is appropriate in a particular situation. Programming languages are tools, so asking which is best overall is like asking whether a screwdriver is better than a hammer.





You'll probably get a lot of answers about syntax or semantics of programming languages. But, often the most important questions are





- Can you get it? Can you afford it?


- Does it run on the required platforms?


- Is it being supported?


- Are experienced programmers available?


- What development tools are available?


- Is it easy to learn?
Reply:It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Almost always there are some tradeoffs when choosing a programming language.





For example Visual Basic is very well integrated into MS Office products, so you can make Visual Basic programs to perform different tasks in MSOffice environment. However generally speaking programs made with Visual Basic execute slower that a code written in Visual C++. But normally the development time for Visual C++ code is longer.





Another area that you should look at is the Libraries and source codes that are available for a given language. There are a lot of on-line recourses with sample code in VB, Perl, PHP, C, C++, etc…





There is not correct answer for your question. You just have to define what you are trying to accomplish and then chose a programming language that (a) you are comfortable in, (b) is capable of doing the job.
Reply:one can compare one programming language to others by features which it offers





eg C %26amp; c++