2007-01-22 00:00:20 · 6 answers · asked by nsfnsf41 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
They are equivalent in an extremely basic and simplified sense. They all support variables, loops, conditional statements, etc. If you were trying to solve the most basic of problems (e.g. print "hello world" on the screen), then you could do that in any language and perhaps argue that all languages are equivalent.
However, the mere existence of more than one language suggests that there ARE differences between them. Otherwise, there would be only one language. Every language was designed for a purpose (or several purposes), and not every language is useful for solving a given problem. An old-school purist might argue that a web application could be written in Pascal or COBOL today, but you could save a lot of time and heartache using Java, C#, PHP, or another "newer" language.
2007-01-22 00:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by MinstrelInTheGallery 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, each programming language is better for this or that task, you can't live with just one language, some may say you can, but the point is, how long would you take to make a gui based application in assembly?
2007-01-22 05:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. While there are some any number of like attributes, compiled languages are faster than interpreted languages. Some languages are closer to the core of the computer making them run faster. Other languages provide access to the hardware and thus run faster. There may be similarities, but no, they are not the same.
2007-01-22 00:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean that the algorithms and principles of programming are appliable to MOST language, you are right. Learning one language will give you prinicples that work with others. But each language has its own unique commands and abilities, and are written with specific usage in mind. For example, it would be difficult to use HTML (the ewb page creation language) to perform SQL (database search language) queries. Or create a web page using SQL.
2007-01-22 00:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Definitely not - I would not write games in Cobol or visual basic, etc. One thing I would say though is if you learn one language you can learn any language. All you need is the syntax.
2007-01-22 00:05:52 · answer #5 · answered by Gitix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it just goes to prove that some people are idiots. I'd like to see you program a 3D shooter in PHP...
2007-01-22 00:13:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋