Dr Bjarne Stroustrup in his book D&E saysSeveral reviewers asked me to compare C++ to other languages. This I have decided against doing. Thereby, I have reaffirmed a long-standing and strongly held view: Language comparisons are rarely meaningful and even less often fair . A good comparison of major programming languages requires more effort than most people are willing to spend, experience in a wide range of application areas, a rigid maintenance of a detached and impartial point of view, and a sense of fairness. I do not have the time, and as the designer of C++, my impartiality would never be fully credible. -- The Design and Evolution of C++(Bjarne Stroustrup)Do you people agree with his this statement Language comparisons are rarely meaningful and even less often fair? Personally I think that comparing a language X with Y makes sense because it gives many more reasons to love/despise X/Y :-PWhat do you people think?
Are Language Comparisons Meaningful?
programming languages;comparison;language features
i love comparing programming languages!i compare java to a warm breeze with a hint of raini compare C# to beautiful spring day with just enough fluffy white clouds to keep the sky happyi compare C to a sledgehammer in a room full of glassi compare C++ to a bag of sledgehammers in a world of crystali compare VB to an old wind-up toy sinking in a bathtubi compare PL/1 to a rusty anvil, bolted to the floorwhat do you compare them to?