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One of these languages is not like the others.

by andralex 13y ago

garg 13y ago
None of these languages are like the others.
- nollidge 13y ago
  I believe they're referring to syntax, in which case, Go is rather unlike the others.
  - seabrookmx 13y ago
    No, I think he's referring to C# which runs on a VM. You couldn't write an operating system, or realtime code in C#. It's not even in the same league as the other three, and would be better compared to Java.
    - pjmlp 13y ago
      > No, I think he's referring to C# which runs on a VM. This is not true. The CLR is just one of many C# implementations. Mono provides a native compiler for C#. Bartok is a native compiler for C# from Microsoft Research. > You couldn't write an operating system, or realtime code in C#. Except people have already done it in the past. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/singularity/ http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/singularity/ http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=52716 http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=5271... http://singularity.codeplex.com/ http://singularity.codeplex.com/ http://cosmos.codeplex.com/ http://cosmos.codeplex.com/ > It's not even in the same league as the other three, and would be better compared to Java. Similarly to Modula-3, C# has all the required low level capabilities for systems programming with unsafe blocks and annotations. It should be compulsory for everyone to learn about compiler design, before comparing programming languages.
      - seabrookmx 13y ago
        Fair enough. I should have specified CLR instead of C# in general. That said, I stand by my argument that it is better compared to Java, though the later revisions have been adding more C++-esque low level features. I find C# a good compromise. > It should be compulsory for everyone to learn about compiler design, before comparing programming languages. My oversight, and difference of opinion with you does not mean I'm an uneducated idiot. I wrote a (limited) C compiler in my undergrad and programming languages was large mandatory portion of 4th year. If you rear-ended somebody on your morning commute, I'm not going to assume you're a dangerous driver and should be pulled off the road. This is Hacker News - not Reddit. The least we can do is act like that means something.
  - Moto7451 13y ago
    In that regard, Objective C is unlike the others because it uses SmallTalk style message passing. I think Andrei is being clever more than anything. They're all different in many ways.
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- freyr 13y ago
  Each language is like the others in that it has become associated primarily with a single organization. That's what I was attempting to convey, not any similarity between the languages themselves (the erroneous and unfortunate mention of C++, notwithstanding).
elnate 13y ago
Which?

One of these languages is not like the others.

garg 13y ago

None of these languages are like the others.

nollidge 13y ago
I believe they're referring to syntax, in which case, Go is rather unlike the others.
- seabrookmx 13y ago
  No, I think he's referring to C# which runs on a VM. You couldn't write an operating system, or realtime code in C#. It's not even in the same league as the other three, and would be better compared to Java.
  - pjmlp 13y ago
    > No, I think he's referring to C# which runs on a VM. This is not true. The CLR is just one of many C# implementations. Mono provides a native compiler for C#. Bartok is a native compiler for C# from Microsoft Research. > You couldn't write an operating system, or realtime code in C#. Except people have already done it in the past. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/singularity/ http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/singularity/ http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=52716 http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=5271... http://singularity.codeplex.com/ http://singularity.codeplex.com/ http://cosmos.codeplex.com/ http://cosmos.codeplex.com/ > It's not even in the same league as the other three, and would be better compared to Java. Similarly to Modula-3, C# has all the required low level capabilities for systems programming with unsafe blocks and annotations. It should be compulsory for everyone to learn about compiler design, before comparing programming languages.
    - seabrookmx 13y ago
      Fair enough. I should have specified CLR instead of C# in general. That said, I stand by my argument that it is better compared to Java, though the later revisions have been adding more C++-esque low level features. I find C# a good compromise. > It should be compulsory for everyone to learn about compiler design, before comparing programming languages. My oversight, and difference of opinion with you does not mean I'm an uneducated idiot. I wrote a (limited) C compiler in my undergrad and programming languages was large mandatory portion of 4th year. If you rear-ended somebody on your morning commute, I'm not going to assume you're a dangerous driver and should be pulled off the road. This is Hacker News - not Reddit. The least we can do is act like that means something.
- Moto7451 13y ago
  In that regard, Objective C is unlike the others because it uses SmallTalk style message passing. I think Andrei is being clever more than anything. They're all different in many ways.
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freyr 13y ago
Each language is like the others in that it has become associated primarily with a single organization. That's what I was attempting to convey, not any similarity between the languages themselves (the erroneous and unfortunate mention of C++, notwithstanding).

elnate 13y ago

Which?