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Wish there were similar ones for all the other languages - PHP / Python etc. I always thought that most programmers and web developers experienced in one langu

Wish there were similar ones for all the other languages - PHP / Python etc. I always thought that most programmers and web developers experienced in one language can quickly pick up the major features of another lanaguage, if there was a quick overview of this sort. Know of any sites that do this? Maybe this is a great opportunity for someone to put together a site like that?

benologist 15y ago
Not just an overview but something where you pick the languages you know and it shows you side by side examples doing the same thing. I know there's a site that does that (can't remember the name) but having it side by side with a great overview like this would be awesome.
- chromatic 15y ago
  Perhaps you're thinking of PLEAC? http://pleac.sourceforge.net/ http://pleac.sourceforge.net/ Or perhaps Rosetta Code? http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Main_Page http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Main_Page
  - benologist 15y ago
    Rosetta Code's the one I was thinking of, but I really dislike their structure - I never want to see how to do something in dozens of languages, almost all of which aren't relevant to me. What I would love to see is: 1) select language you want to learn 2) select languages you already know 3) you get a cheatsheet like the OP that goes through all the basics (and maybe even more detailed), and all the code samples are changeable ala MSDN where you click "C#" or "VB.NET" or whatever to see the code in that language: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.bitmap.aspx#Y4876 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.bitma...
    - pitchups 15y ago
      Perhaps someone can use Rosetta code as a starting point (their content is GNU licensed) and build a site that does what you are suggesting - where it only shows you the features for the languages you want to learn, based on the ones you know.
16s 15y ago
One thing I've always wanted to do is cross reference the data structures/containers for various languages. In Python a dictionary is what Perl calls a hash and what C++ calls a map. Three different names for the same data structure (key value based). I don't think Perl has a set container by default, but they can be added from CPAN, Python does, it's called a set ;) as does c++ where it, too, is called a set. Again, a key value based data structure, but in this case, the key is the value.

benologist 15y ago

Not just an overview but something where you pick the languages you know and it shows you side by side examples doing the same thing. I know there's a site that does that (can't remember the name) but having it side by side with a great overview like this would be awesome.

chromatic 15y ago
Perhaps you're thinking of PLEAC? http://pleac.sourceforge.net/ http://pleac.sourceforge.net/ Or perhaps Rosetta Code? http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Main_Page http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Main_Page
- benologist 15y ago
  Rosetta Code's the one I was thinking of, but I really dislike their structure - I never want to see how to do something in dozens of languages, almost all of which aren't relevant to me. What I would love to see is: 1) select language you want to learn 2) select languages you already know 3) you get a cheatsheet like the OP that goes through all the basics (and maybe even more detailed), and all the code samples are changeable ala MSDN where you click "C#" or "VB.NET" or whatever to see the code in that language: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.bitmap.aspx#Y4876 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.bitma...
  - pitchups 15y ago
    Perhaps someone can use Rosetta code as a starting point (their content is GNU licensed) and build a site that does what you are suggesting - where it only shows you the features for the languages you want to learn, based on the ones you know.

16s 15y ago

One thing I've always wanted to do is cross reference the data structures/containers for various languages. In Python a dictionary is what Perl calls a hash and what C++ calls a map. Three different names for the same data structure (key value based). I don't think Perl has a set container by default, but they can be added from CPAN, Python does, it's called a set ;) as does c++ where it, too, is called a set. Again, a key value based data structure, but in this case, the key is the value.