History and Comparing Programming Languages
The files at this site compare programming language statements in several different languages tracing the statement from early languages to present languages.
How Does Ruby Compare With Python?
By John Dell'Aquila. Text description, no code samples, Ruby Garden FAQ entry from comp.lang.python post.
In Search of the Ideal Programming Language
Article by Sergey Polak. Review and comparison programming languages in search expressive, extensible, readable, safe, portable language.
Inferno/Limbo vs. JavaOS/Java
A small overview of the differences between Inferno/Limbo and JavaOS/Java.
Informal Language Comparison Chart(s)
Links, and table comparing Ruby, Objective-C, Smalltalk-80 (old), SmallScript (Smalltalk-98 dialect), JavaScript 2.0 (ECMA Script), C#, C++, Java, Python, CLOS.
Io Comparisons
Compares a few variables (size, speed, syntax) in many languages: Brain, C, Cel, F-Script, Forth (gForth, pForth), Icon, Java (Kaffe), Lisp (CLisp, Guile, LispMe, Scheme48), Lua, Perl, Pike, Python, Ruby, Self, Smalltalk (GNU, Squeak, SuperCollider), Tcl.
Is Ada a Better C?
Compares Ada, C, C++, language facilities under DOS. Copy of article in EXE magazine, May 1997, originally titled "Ada better than C++?" Text and code samples.
Is Turing a Better Language for Teaching Programming than Pascal?
Compares Turing to Pascal, long text document, no tables or graphs; by Jacqueline L. Martin, 1996, many references.
Java and C++ Resource Management Comparison
Detailed discussion of the techniques used in Java and C++ to implement leak free and exception safe resource management. Covers memory management, finalizers, destructors and finally blocks with examples.
Java and Smalltalk Syntax Compared
Table and notes compare some elements of syntax of Java 1.1 to Smalltalk-80.
Java Benchmark
By Rene Grothmann. Compares sieve algorithm in Java and C/C++. Text, tables, live comparison applet.
Java versus C++
This document compares the languages Java and C++. HTML, PS and PDF formats.
Java vs. C#
Code for code comparison. All features on both languages are compared.
Java vs. JavaScript
Similarities and Differences. From First Step Communications.
Just Say No to Microsoft: Programming Languages
Describes dozens of mostly living languages, grouped by family similarities. Most are alternatives to Microsoft.
Languages Versus D
Growing table compares D, C, C++, C#, Java, Delphi, Python, Perl, Eiffel, Sather, Smalltalk, Lisp/CLOS, Ada. Many clarifying comments below. [Wiki4D, Open Content]
Linea Engineering, Inc.: Getting The Biggest Bang For Your Buck
Compares VisualGen, Smalltalk, C++/Java, ANSI COBOL 85.
Linux Number Crunching: Benchmarking Languages
Compares the performance of the Intel Fortran, Intel C++, gcc, and IBM, Sun and Gnu Java compilers on an Intel Linux platform.
My Programming Language Crisis
Some points on language design by Keith Waclena.
Nine Language Performance Round-up: Benchmarking Math & File I/O
Small-scale benchmark test run on 9 languages or variants: Java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2, C via gcc 3.3.1, Python 2.3.2 and via Psyco 1.1.1, 4 from Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003: Visual Basic/C#/C++/J#.
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