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Open Source Languages Rumble At OSCON

Posted by kdawson on from the fairest-of-them-all dept.

blackbearnh writes "Everybody knows what the best programming language is, it's whatever one you like the most. But is there a best language overall? Or even a best language for a given purpose? This question has been debated since the first time there were two languages to choose from. The argument is still going on, of course, but maybe a little light will be shed on the issue this week at OSCON. On Wednesday night at 7PM Pacific, representatives of the 5 major open source languages (perl, PHP, Python, Java and Ruby), as arbitrarily decided by O'Reilly, will meet to debate the merits of their various languages. If you're not going to be at OSCON, you can watch it live on a webcast and pose questions or comments to the participants. The representatives are: Python: Alex Martelli, Google; Ruby: Brian Ford, Engine Yard; PHP: Laura Thomson, Mozilla; Perl: Jim Brandt, Perl Foundation; Java: Rod Johnson, SpringSource."

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  1. Mod -1 bad timing by davidwr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The article about the planet with the giant red spot near Uranus was earlier this week. Get with the program.

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  2. Re:what does open mean? by bertoelcon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    C is what powers your anti-lock breaks.

    What are anti-lock breaks?

    Code breaks that don't stop the code from running?

    Or is it like breaking into an unlocked car?

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