programming-languages

Which programming languages aren't considered high-level?

In informatics theory I hear and read about high-level and low-level languages all time. Yet I don't understand why this is still relevant as there aren't any (relevant) low-level languages except assembler in use today. So you get: Low-level Assembler Definitely not low-level C BASIC FORTRAN COBOL ... High-level C++ Ruby Py...

how to access class and its functions from another class

This is my first major application using multiple classes. It is written in vb and I know about creating objects of the class and using that instance to call functions of the class. But how do I create an object with constructors to allow another program written in C# to access my classes and functions and accept things from the program....

What should every JavaScript programmer know?

Is there a set of things that every JavaScript programmer should know to be able to say "I know JavaScript"? ...

FInding the hard disk storage capacity programmatically

How do I find out the storage capacity of my harddisk without using the OS functions like dir or ls? ...

is there a Universal Model for languages?

Many programming languages share generic and even fairly universal features. For example, if you compared Java, VB6, .NET, PHP, Python, then you would find common functions such as control structures, numeric and string manipulation, etc. What has been done to define these features at a meta-language (or language-agnostic) level? UM...

Stats on how long people take to learn a new programming language?

In general aspects, this might be a good reference for everyone. Having an idea of how long people take in average for properly learning how to code can give a very good idea on how dense or long is the path. Someone who never programmed should take weeks or months, even years maybe while someone who's already experienced in the area an...

In which language the KIS application might have been developed??

Hello all, I just went through this link http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/91093,the-tsar-of-antivirus.aspx and found that it's developed using c/c++ and visual studio with a little assembly language support. As a programmer i just want to know in what programming language the kaspersky internet security User Interface(UI) has be...

Building your own Interpreter that can function as a compiler

It is possible for me to build my own Interpreter that could then be transformed into a compiler? If yes, how do I go about building it? ...

New or not so well-known paradigms, syntax features and behaviours of programming languages?

I've designed some educational programming languages and interpreters for them, but my problem always was that they ended up "normal" and "boring", mostly similar to some kind of existing language (ASM and BASIC). I find it really hard to come up with new ideas for syntax features, "neat things" and new or very modified programming para...

Chained inequality notation in programming languages

Is there a programming language that supports chained notation a < b < c to be used instead of a < b and b < c in conditional statements? Example: if ( 2 < x < 5 ) if ( 2 < x && x < 5 ) First statementlooks better to me, it's easier to understand and the compiler could use transitivity property to warn about mistakes (e.g. 5 < x < 2...

Languages/Technologies advice

Hi all, a bit of advice required here :). I recently graduated(Computer Science), and need to decide a path to take programming/technology wise. I have knowledge of Java, C, SQL most of it is university level stuff. I work daily with PHP/SQL building web apps. Which language / technology would you advise me to learn. I am very interest...

ByteStrings in Haskell

So i am trying to write a program that can read in a java class file as bytecode. For this i am using Data.Binary and Data.ByteStream. The problem i am having is because im pretty new to Haskell i am having trouble actually using these tools. module Main where import Data.Binary.Get import Data.Word import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy...

Can any language potentially be used to create any program?

I've heard that given a programmer with enough time and skill in any particular language and enough lines of code, then any program could be created with any given language. I know its certainly not going to be cost-efficient, for instance, to rewrite Adobe Photoshop in BASIC, but could a good enough and patient enough programmer potenti...

How and why are languages formed / Are there any developing languages showing promise?

Question 1: How exactly do modern computer language come into being and why? How do they get their start and who is behind them? Question 2: If any, what languages currently in their infancy are showing promise? ...

Is using the break statement bad practice?

I've been told by professors and peers at my university that using the break statement is bad practice, but through my coursework haven't come up with a great reason why. Those who claim that it is bad say that it's a "get out of jail free card" and that you can always avoid using it. My guesses for why its considered bad would be ...

What's the difference between compiled and interpreted language?

After reading some material on this subject I'm still not sure. I was told this is one of the differences between java and javascript. Would someone please help me in understanding it? Thanks, Mike ...

How to get source code of a Windows executable?

I've got some old Windows executable files. How can I edit them with Visual Studio 2010? What are the ways to see an exe's source code? ...

Can you do Logic Programming in Scala?

I read somewhere that Pattern Matching like that supported by the match/case feature in Scala was actually borrowed from Logic languages like Prolog. Can you use Scala to elegantly solve problems like the Connected Graph problem? e.g. https://www.csupomona.edu/~jrfisher/www/prolog_tutorial/2_15.html ...

resource for migrating from C/C++ to C#

I know there's a lot of resource for this via google, but I just wanted to hear personally from people who have experienced this before. I've programmed in C for 3 years and C++ for a year and now I am moving to C#. I know this is not going to be a so hard transition but could you guys that had this same experience with me share resource...

Compiler Construction course

I'm looking for a course (preferably video, much preferably) like MIT's video course on Compiler Construction. Can someone point me to some decent resources or help material (preferably video)? ...