Language Comparison Table: Difference between revisions

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|[[concurrent programming|concurrent]], [[imperative programming|imperative]]

|{{yes|Yes, [http://vak.ru/lib/exe/fetch.php/book/gost/pdf/gost-27974-88.pdf GOST 27974-88]}}

|safe

|explicit

|Mobile ad hoc networks

|

|-

 

 

! {{anchor|AutoHotkey|[[AutoHotkey]]}}

|{{no}}

|untyped

|Education

|Simplicity

|-

 

! {{anchor|COBOL|[[COBOL]]}}

|[[imperative programming|imperative]], [[object-oriented]]

|strong

|safe

|Applications, GUIs, System, Games

|Elegance, Performance, Simplicity, Lightness, 99.9% [[C]] compatibility

|-

 

|{{no|No}}

|strong

|

|

|by value, by reference (through pointers)

|-

 

 

! {{anchor|Go|[[Go]]}}

|<!-- Std -->{{no}}, [http://golang.org/ref/spec language specification] available

|<!-- Strength -->strong

|-

 

 

! {{anchor|Io|[[Io]]}}

|{{no}}

|strong

 

! {{anchor|JavaScript|[[JavaScript]]}}

|{{yes|Yes, [[ECMAScript standard]]}}

|weak

|[[functional programming|functional]] research

|[[concatenative programming|concatenative]]

|-

 

 

! {{anchor|Lua|[[Lua]]}}

|{{no}}

|strong

 

! {{anchor|Oberon-2|[[Oberon-2]]}}

|{{no}}

|strong

 

! {{anchor|Phix|[[Phix]]}}

|<!-- Std -->{{no}}

|<!-- Strength -->strong

|<!-- Check -->dynamic, static

|<!-- Passing -->copy on write, immutable reference, multiple returns

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|Application, scripting

|optimized execution, efficient networking

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| [[dynamic programming|dynamic]], [[procedural programming|procedural]], [[functional programming|functional]]

|<!-- Standardized --> {{yes|Yes. <br><br>There is a ANSI standard (X3.274-1996), &nbsp; but some REXX implementations don't adhere to it.}}

|<!-- Parameter Passing -->&nbsp; by&nbsp;value

|<!-- Garbage collection -->{{optional| garbage collection is allowed (and in most cases, automatic), but not mandated}}

|<!-- Design goals -->designed to make programming easier;&nbsp; to foster high quality programs by making writing them as simple and enjoyable as possible;&nbsp; designing each part of the language for people to use is more important than providing easy implementation;&nbsp; follows the principle of least astonishment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment (POLA)].

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! {{anchor|Rust|[[Rust]]}}

|{{no}}

|strong

|-

 

 

! {{anchor|Trith|[[Trith]]}}

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! {{anchor|Visual Basic|[[Visual Basic]]}}

|Scripting

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