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A comment on Ask: What programming language is the most kickass?.
A very incomplete list ...
Utmost speed, very close to the metal: C, C++, Assembler
Easiest to learn and write, quickly: Python, Ruby
Will get you a job in most large corporates: Java, C#, COBOL
Will run on all browsers and many servers: ECMAScript, aka JavaScript (TM Oracle Corp)
Might impress the technorati: Haskell, Scala, Erlang, Common Lisp, ML, F#, Scheme
Totally utterly useless and do your brain in: BrainFuck
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A very incomplete list ...
Utmost speed, very close to the metal: C, C++, Assembler
Easiest to learn and write, quickly: Python, Ruby
Will get you a job in most large corporates: Java, C#, COBOL
Will run on all browsers and many servers: ECMAScript, aka JavaScript (TM Oracle Corp)
Might impress the technorati: Haskell, Scala, Erlang, Common Lisp, ML, F#, Scheme
Totally utterly useless and do your brain in: BrainFuck