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The Power of Multi-Language Applications

Posted by Cliff on from the discussing-the-paradigm dept.

wbav queries: "I've been programming for a number of years, and someone always asks, 'What language do you use, Java or C++?'. Now personally, I find that question a little biased, mainly because, of how I program. Rather than making one massive program, adding in all the support I need to make up for weaknesses in languages, I prefer to make several different apps that call each other, each using the strengths of that particular language. I tend to use C++ as my controlling program, and then execute Perl, PHP, or Java depending on what will give me the best performance for and cause me the least amount of pain to accomplish the task at hand. Do you guys use this kind of method, or do you try to do everything in one program? What advantages or disadvantages do you see in creating one program compared to many programs?"

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  1. Why so many? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Just use C.

    C++ is for homosexuals
    Perl is for transvestites
    PHP is for the homeless
    Java is for Wannabes
    Visual Basic is for El33T MS h4ck3rs

    on second thought, you should just use Visual Basic.

    I hope you have fun programming, mother fucker

  2. More annoying question by totallygeek · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    More annoying than hearing "What language do you program in?" is "What school did you attend to learn all this computer stuff?" How about years of trial and error and late nights and weekends on computers while everyone else partied?


    As for the language -- my programs are usually small and foisted on the web, so perl, php, bash, csh, sql, and c.


    I have even used Pascal recently -- but that was just to modify some earlier made code.

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    Click here or here.
  3. All Java users are PEDOPHILES. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    As you well know, Java inventor Patrick Naughton, is an ADMITTED PEDOPHILE .
    He developed java so he can more easily contact underage girls on the Internet.


    ANYONE WHO MODERATES THIS DOWN MUST ALSO BE A PEDOPHILE

    Please check my facts and moderate up