Best programming language?

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When it comes to developing and handling a website, is there a certain programming language that is widely used among most programmers?

I know a bit of Java & C#. Will that get me anywhere in this field of work?
 


The best one would be the one that gets the job done.

The most popular one would be PHP. Knowing "a bit" of anything won't get you far. You have to be a master at one thing.
 
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Java is the best if you can programming in it because it is platform independent,it run on any machine and it holds it's required components to it's complied program so it's the best but a bit difficult.
 
Here's how this thread will play out. We'll use "vehicles" instead of "computer programming language".

"A truck is the best kind of vehicle, because it can haul both people and material"

"No, a sports car is the best kind of vehicle, because it's fast and attracts women".

"Nah, a hybrid is best because it has great fuel economy and makes me feel all earthy and shit"

"No, a van is best, even better than a truck, because I can carry people and material and keep both out of the rain".

Blah, blah, blah, etc, blah.

In other words, you would have to share a lot of detail on the task at hand to make a decent guess at which programming language is best.

If you goal is steady employment, perhaps the most popular language would be a smart move.

On the other hand, if you already work at a specific company, and your goal is to be promoted, then the obvious choice would be whatever language is being used on the most visible and critical projects.

Or, perhaps your goal is to create mobile applications? That probably narrows the stack down some.

Etc, etc, blah, blah, blah.

Do you have more specifics than "developing and handling a website" ?

- How many websites?
- What will these websites do?
- Will you be the sole developer?
- Will they be delivered to a client that already has a development staff?
- What are the most important factors for you? Time to market? Availability of support staff? Scalability? Low cost? Integration with some already existing backend or service?
- Does a runtime environment already exist, or are you creating/buying it now?
 
Perl is a good start from C++, if you are attempting to go online. PHP doesn't have the traditional programming languages feel, so from C++ to php, you are going to get lost. Php is widly used since it is so easy and had multiple modules. The php community is a lot larger then Perl, and Python, so there is more support.

I program in Perl since I'm from the old school, back when the P in LAMP, stood for Perl. These new kids... they got a different style, so to speak.

I also program in Perl, since it lesser people are good at it, that, in my logic, will reduce future hacker or other such problems. Do research.

Perl = For experienced programmers that know different languages.
PHP = for new programmers, that aren't stuck in traditional programming ways.

I don't need a long debate about this, just my 2 cents.
 
Second Perl. I know there are a lot of haters, but all in all, it's a great language. Lots of libraries on CPAN. Several good frameworks to choose from. But you need to learn Modern Perl, not "old school Perl".

See Moose, Catalyst, Dancer, DBIx::Class, Rose::DB
 
jhonpaul said:
i think java is the best .
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wf_services said:
Java is the best if you can programming in it because it is platform independent,it run on any machine and it holds it's required components to it's complied program so it's the best but a bit difficult.
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You're both morons. Java is for plebs. C# is no better. Write once, debug everywhere FTL.

CCarter said:
Perl is a good start from C++, if you are attempting to go online. PHP doesn't have the traditional programming languages feel, so from C++ to php, you are going to get lost. Php is widly used since it is so easy and had multiple modules. The php community is a lot larger then Perl, and Python, so there is more support.
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moltar said:
Second Perl. I know there are a lot of haters, but all in all, it's a great language. Lots of libraries on CPAN. Several good frameworks to choose from. But you need to learn Modern Perl, not "old school Perl".

See Moose, Catalyst, Dancer, DBIx::Class, Rose::DB
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I'd have agreed with you a decade ago, back when making the move from VC++ to web programming. Now Perl is just frustrating, slow, and inconvenient. They can't even do a decent job of associative arrays ffs.
 
Perl is not slow, can you elaborate on what you are referring to?

Also, what do you mean by inconvenient? CGI is default-ly enabled on every linux operating system.

No one said anything about going from VC++ to web programming, don't know where you got that.

Fucking simple:

Expert programmer = Perl to ease into it.
Noobs = PHP, cause you can google your fucking problem.

If you claim to be programmer, you can't know one fucking language, you use multiple languages, and can adjust to the situation needed.. unless your a php noob, like these college kids other here attempting to get 100K jobs with their mad PHP skills. LOL... yeah, good luck with that, one language wonder.
 
(the best language is whatever gets the job done)

Thirding Perl though since we're all climbing out of the hills for this thread.
 
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