Why selection of language is important in programming?
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To a certain degree, it hardly matters. This is a bone of contentions and source of "religious wars" in the software community.\n\nI take a slightly different view of this matter in that for the most part, I view that "programming" is done on paper - generating a pseudocode algorithm to accomplish a task in an efficient manner. "Coding" on the other hand is the process of translating that algorithm into a sequence of commands that a computer can understand.\n\nWithin this framework, "programming" is language independent, "coding" is not.\n\nNow if we were to examine how the selection of language is important in coding, other than a few minor aesthetic differences, despite what many language adherents claim, there is little difference between languages.\n\nEach language basically consists of mechanisms to evaluate, jump, test conditions, and get input and output. The languages basically differ in the syntax required for these.\n\nNow the major reason in a business environment to consider the language is that, for a long-life project, the ability to easily obtain a compiler that is able to support the language in future is very important. Therefore, it is usually prudent to select a mainstream language (C, C++) where there are a large number of vendors, each of whom supports the language.\n\nJust my opinion - you will find that many programmers will not agree.
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it is a slow but reliable language that you can perform \n+-*/ and basic logic operations in almost at will. it is perfect for database applications. but as i have said it is slow. because it rarely allows you to make mistakes. it checks you every second. so it is slow. got it? it must be considered as a launchpad before trying to do sth tougher. it is a way to get used to computer logic and programming fundamentals. if your plans are that much however, that is an ok language. there is 1 thing that u should keep in mind while programming in vb. if you are writing do or while loops, as u will write, before compilation please save the work. otherwise if it goes in an infinite loop, all your work after your last save goes bust. for example in c++ there is no worry to do that; it saves your every action instantly. but thats another issue. vb is nice. work on it.
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The C programming language is considered to be a low to middle level language; in other words, while you can program using the usual kind of stuff: functions, types, and so-on, C also makes it easier to program using assembly language (also called 'bit twiddling').  OS developers often use C because of this.  They can program many facets of an OS much faster with C, but they can still get close to the metal to program the more delicate sequences.\n\nAssembly language and the aspects of C allowing the same function are use for things like disk formatting, code optimization, drivers, and things like that.  Other more high leveled languages make this more difficult.  An example is the C++ programming language, which while being object oriented and based directly on C, makes it more difficult to program close to the metal.
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The C programming language is a standardized programming language developed in the early 1970s by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie for use on the UNIX operating system. It has since spread to many other operating systems, and is one of the most widely used programming languages. C is prized for its efficiency, and is the most popular programming language for writing system software, though it is also used for writing applications. ...
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There is no such language: each language is good in some private case. People answering your question are glad to kill basic and fortran. But note that for simple, even primitive programs (when you want, e.g., quickly test some your idea) basic is a suitable one. Fortran has tons of scientific and engineering libraries and thus is widely used today. I, personally, do not like Pascal - but it is my own phobia :-)
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A high-level language is classified as a programming language that makes it easier for the programmer to actually develop software, without having to know much of the inner workings of the computer system they are working on. High-level languages are less dependent on the hardware and operating system requirements and provide more compatibility across platforms. Examples of high-level languages include COBOL, Pascal, and RPG.\n\nA low-level language is one that allows the developer more control of operations on the system that are closer to the machine's level. Assembler is a good example of a low level language, as it allows you to control individual registers, access memory addresses, and control devices on the system that are just a step up from machine language. \n\nThere is dispute as to whether C should be considered a low or high level language. Traditionally, it has been considered a high-level language because of it is similar in structure to Pascal. However, it also provides access to memory addresses and low level access to devices. Take a look at samples and you can be the judge.\n\nFeel free to review on Google or Wikipedia for "high level programming language" and you should get a good idea of examples of the definition and its differences compared to low-level programming languages.
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php is a scripting language and java, c++ etc are not. so u cant make a choice between these languages. for scripting php is a good language and for general programming i prefer java.\nasp,c# etc come under one category. \nbut a good programmer doesnt care about the language and should possess good thinking capabilities and that's all that is required
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creating a professional software is not an easy task..u have to do analysis on what u want to do... u have to analyse ur resources..what programming language u will use..there are over 1000 programming languages...
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it is high level language designed at first for educational perpused only and become famus because of it's price comparing to microsoft c language\nThe company (borland) improves pascal every year and it becomes visual in delphi This is OOP proramming pased on pascal language....\nmore details\nmailme at ziko@math.com
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There is no "best" language. If you're making something world with a mechanical / electrical device that you made yourself (wow), then I'd suggest something low level as well.\n\nAt the highest level probably C or C++. If you wanted it to be amazingly fast (but difficult to code), use Assembly.
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If you are going into a career in computer science you will experience continual change of languages and methodologies throughout your career.  Learning what these are based on will help you transition from one to the next with greater comprehension and ease than those who do not have this background.
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There are many different programming languages that you can use to program a computer. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses, and therefore some are more suited for writing one type of software than others.\n\nVisual Basic is very good for beginners, and it is possible to use it for quite complex programs.\n\nIt is an object oriented language, which means that you effectively draw the screen using tools much like you do using a desk top publishing program, and then you write the program by adding the code to each object.\n\nBasic stand for "Beginners all purpose symbolic instruction code" and was designed to be easy to use. It is a high level language, which means the commands you use are closely related to English and therefore easy to remember / learn.\n\nTo develop your own software, once you have learnt a language, you first have to have a clear idea about what it is you want to write, and how it is going to work.\n\nA good place to start is to write out your program using "pseudo code". Pseudo code means you plan out exactly how the program is going to work, but without worrying abut the actual commands you are going to use - write each line using whatever makes sense to you - presumably English - and then when you sit down to actually write the program you just need to convert your notes in to the language you are using. Pseudo code is good because it allows you to plan out the program, work out how to is going to work, and plan the logical flow of it.
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The difference between "programming" and "scripting" is better defined by usage, or application, as well as scope and purpose. A programming language is used for building standalone projects, or "applications"; a scripting language is used to write "scripts" that interact with other data or systems to perform parts of a task rather than an entire workflow.\n\nAn example might make this clearer. Imagine an accounting application program used in a large corporation. The program would be written in a programming language by a team of developers, probably at some other company, a software house. It would have a long lifecycle, and have many features. One of them might be to generate a series of invoices. This would be one of many tasks done with the program, which runs for extended periods of time. But it might be necessary to separate the invoices, sending some to a printer in the mail room, others to a fax machine, and still others to be sent via email. This task might be accomplished by a local programmer, who writes a simple "script" that sorts through the accounting program's output files and dispatches them appropriately. That little snippet of local, customized programming would be a script, written in a scripting language. The script would be started, perform its one task, and stop.\n\nProgramming languages are used to write programs, which can run for a while and do multiple things.\nScripting languages are used to write scripts, which run for a short duration to perform a single, simple task.\n\nOf course, there are applications programs that have been cobbled together out of collections of scripts, and there are programmers who use a traditional programming language to write a full-blown program to erase a file, but the general sense of the range of usages should now be clear.\n\nSome languagees such as Perl or Visual Basic can be used for both kinds of task, and therefor can be characterized as one or the other.
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Compiler compiles your code into machine language for example.  An interpreter takes that compiled code and translates it.
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The python programming language is a very powerful interpreted language.\nIf i remember correctly it was named after monty python.\n\nread what wikipedia says since they would know better\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_programming_language\n\nIf you are interested get started in python\nhttp://www.python.org/
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It's a programming language that allows people to write programs that will work on any platorm (operating system).
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your Q is a bit vague, but i guess U r asking bout any programming language. well, a selection control statement is a part of a code where there are many parts, and only one part is executed based on a condition being satisfied. Generally it's an IF-ELSE statement or a SWITCh statement or anything similar.In an IF-else statement either the if part is executed or the else part. This is a selection control statement