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I am a computer science student. One of my pastimes is playing with programming languages. I strongly believe that every programming paradigm has its place and I strive to discover what they are. Although, I think that some implementations were botched: Java, C++, Python, Perl, and PHP are a few. Even though they are widely used, I think that, when analyzed as <em>languages</em> (ignoring practical considerations, such as libraries, and how widely they are used), they are poor realisations of theoretical linguistic concepts. |
I am a computer science student. One of my pastimes is playing with programming languages. I strongly believe that every programming paradigm has its place and I strive to discover what they are. Although, I think that some implementations were botched: Java, C++, Python, Perl, and PHP are a few. Even though they are widely used, I think that, when analyzed objectively as <em>languages</em> (ignoring practical considerations, such as libraries, and how widely they are used), they are poor realisations of theoretical linguistic concepts. |
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 31 May 2010
I am a computer science student. One of my pastimes is playing with programming languages. I strongly believe that every programming paradigm has its place and I strive to discover what they are. Although, I think that some implementations were botched: Java, C++, Python, Perl, and PHP are a few. Even though they are widely used, I think that, when analyzed objectively as languages (ignoring practical considerations, such as libraries, and how widely they are used), they are poor realisations of theoretical linguistic concepts.
My Favorite Languages | |
Language | Proficiency |
AWK | novice |
Bash | intermediate/advanced |
C | novice/intermediate |
Common Lisp | novice |
Emacs Lisp | novice/intermediate |
Forth | total noob |
Haskell | beginner (can't figure out monads) |
Ruby | intermediate/advanced |
Scheme | novice |
Smalltalk | intermediate |