What is the most powerful programming language?

[ArmyOfOne]

Originally posted by petemcevoy
Perl - powerful and flexible.

Perl r0x! i love it... I'm still a beginner but like it already i've found some excellent tutorials.. :-D

[cgkanchi]

I use C/C++ and Java, so I'll have to say that C/C++ is the most powerful in normal terms (ie you can do almost anything with it) but java has an extensive api right out of the box allowing you to immediately use it for a wide variety of applications. As for a first language, I'd say learn C from a total beginner's book(C for dummies comes to mind).

[Mystic Ravenous]

Asm would probably be the most powerful, since it is the number 1 choice for makeing virus's. It takes alot o code to do something, but it is small in size.


But if you wana learn something good go for C/C++, Java, And Perl
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[Code-X]

i have to say that i like assembly and c/c++ but
if i have to choose one to create a program i could use c/c++ cuz u don't need to write so much
but assembly can do amazing things like viruses

any language is a powerfull tool when you know how to use
i have to say that go learn all c/c++, assembly, perl, pascal, cobol, clipper, vb, java, delphi, php, asp, html,cgi, irc, sql, dhtml, vrml, CSS and never stop learning until u become the all u can be heheheheheh

[Cykat]

I would say C/C++ and Perl.

Perl is a great language, but it gets painful if your writing large amounts of code, its starts to get pretty convulted...

but very flexible.


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[Antivenom]

Binary...

[gearsmithy]

Most powerful language is hands-down Assembly because you have pretty much complete unadulterated control over all aspects of the machine you're written the proggy on.

[nameless301]

Yeah I have to say C++ is the best!!!

[haynboi]

anyone heard of Python???

[mayhem991]

The most powerful language on any machine is the assembler language. All other languages rely on it and you have the full facilities of the system at your command. The problem with all assemblers is they are machine specific and to run on another machine means a reprogramming.

Using an assembler you have use of the full range of registers, heaps, and stacks.