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  1. November 12th, 2001, 06:46 PM #11
    eesy
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    i would say that C/C++ are the most powerful,

    but the thought of programming in machine code intrigues me,

    pwaring, anywhere i could get some tutorials/books on it?
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  2. November 12th, 2001, 07:06 PM #12
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    Perl - powerful and flexible.
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  3. November 12th, 2001, 07:51 PM #13
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    Originally posted by petemcevoy
    Perl - powerful and flexible.
    Yes I would have to agree and also say that perl is a powerful and very flexible language.
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  4. November 12th, 2001, 09:31 PM #14
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    Java is as flexible as sun lets the JVM be. Java is hardly the most flexible. It does however take advantage of object orientated methologies and offers many packages which result in completion of projects in a much shorter time. Can this be considered powerful? I am currently working on some commercial software in Java and due to its lack of flexibility, I must write native interfaces in C.
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  6. November 13th, 2001, 02:07 AM #15
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    Looks like C++ wins out.....thanks for your replies
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  7. November 13th, 2001, 02:47 AM #16
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    Lightbulb it depends

    It really depends what you are trying to write.

    If you are doing something that requires speed such as games, os' etc, C/C++ definately wins out.

    Java is the most powerful for scientific simulations. You are able to predict atomic reactions and such with precise simulations because of the fact that it is a true object oriented language.

    VB ain't powerful, it just sucks. But we still gotta use it. :P

    Assembler does win hands down since it is the lowest common denominator. There are things that you can't do in any other language that you must do in assembler. Plus the fact that these languages are just assembler using a set of rules.

    Anyways, that's my two cents.
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  8. November 13th, 2001, 04:42 AM #17
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    for: eesy

    Assembly is a great language.

    A good book is Introduction to RISC Assembly Language Programming by Waldron 0201398281

    RISC= Reduced Instruction Set Computer. It is a good little book to start with.

    Also you could get Computer Organization & Design by Patterson Hennessy 1558604286

    If you are using an intel chip you could get The Intel Microprocessors by Brey 0139954082.
    But you could get into trouble.

    You should start with the Waldron book, and use a simulator. You can ftp a simulator from ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/pub/spim that goes with the book. Or better still write your own simulator. They are not too hard to write and it will give you a better understanding of assembly
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  9. November 13th, 2001, 03:44 PM #18
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    Originally posted by Matty Cross
    Isn't microsoft just removing the Java VM from the installation of the OS??

    I installed XP on my other computer to check it out, and I just had to install a java VM...
    The reason for this is Sun winning a lawsuit against Microsoft because MS was trying to make Java applets only work on their machines, or only with IE installed etc. (the usual stuff that MS does to retain it's stranglehold on the OS and browser markets).
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  11. November 13th, 2001, 04:53 PM #19
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    It not only depends on the language itself, but also how well the programming utilizes the language......
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  12. November 13th, 2001, 04:55 PM #20
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    C/C++ gets my vote
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