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I'm going with java(and by that I really mean java+eclipse). Programming without eclipse is like putting a screw into hard wood without pre-drilling a hole.
And programming in Java is like sticking your dick into a very slow-cooking toaster.
I'm going to assume you mean of languages that compile to an intermediate binary or a native binary, given the nature of your conjecture.
You also didn't specify a purpose for which the language will be used (which is where the positives and negatives of a given language really shine), so I imagine you mean for recreational use.
If that's the case, See Octothorpe for me.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:38
C (probably because it's the only compiled language I properly know).
I'm going with java(and by that I really mean java+eclipse)
IHBT
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:46
Scheme
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:47
I'm going with Lisp (and by that I mean Common Lisp). Factor looks nice, but isn't mature enough for my taste yet. Haskell is kind of cool, but it's filled with syntax (why otherwise smart people would put themselves through that, I'll never understand). APL is a PITA at this time with regard to free implementations. Same with Forth. Smalltalk is neat, but I'm not an all OO all the time kind of guy.
So Lisp.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:50
pascal.
fuck all your unneeded features.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:51
>>6
Oh, and Scheme is gay as hell. They gimped out all the useful features, invented unhygienic namespaces because lolminimal, and threw in a functional programming fetish.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:53
Programming without eclipse is like putting a screw into hard wood without pre-drilling a hole.
I have been, like, trolled. Programming with Eclipse is like forcing a screw through concrete by sitting on it.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 16:59
JS it's the only one I know :3
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Anonymous2009-07-12 17:00
C. Been programming in C forever and it never gets boring. C++ on the other hand is pure shit.
I like ANSI C very much! But if I just want to code something real fast to get the job done I will probably use PHP for its simplicity! PHP gets the MILKRIBS4k seal of approval!
I like Haskell, because I'm more of a mathematician that of a programmer.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 17:10
>>12
PHP is one of the worst designed languages ever. It's a total mess and I'm not even trolling on this one.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 17:33
In order of preference:
(Common) LISP - favorite so far, I haven't had more fun coding in any other language as I've had in LISP.
C - for low level programs, or when speed is the most important thing
Ocaml - For those cases when everything is fully understood, defined and well-typed
In the past:
C# - for when I feel braindead.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 17:39
Perl, because I mostly do sysadmin stuff, otherwise Haskell.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 17:48
Haskell, though I wouldn't use it for a lot of purposes, e.g. GUI programming or game programming.
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Anonymous2009-07-12 18:08
Common LISP for my normal coding needs, Perl for sysadmin stuff.
Why does Sussman hate on C so much? Not enough parenthases to make his code look like a penis?
Java.
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Anonymous2009-07-13 2:34
日本語
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Anonymous2009-07-13 2:55
OP's question is like "What is your favourite tool?" -- there are times when you want a hammer, but other times a chisel might be better suited to the task at hand.
Common lisp and haskell? You're all a bunch of faggots.
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Anonymous2009-07-13 3:15
>>32
You can code purely functional code just as well in LISP as you would in Scheme. A good compiler will optimize tail-recursion just as well, even if it's not required in the standard.
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Do you claim optimized Scheme looks a lot better?
There are many ways to optimize LISP and still keep it clean.
Do you claim highliy optimized C looks beautiful? What about optimized asm?
It will look as nice as you're willing to make it. Lisp offers you ways to write nice and clean code, and offers enough abstraction facilities to hide uglyness in optimization if you so desire.