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	Java and C-sharp Compared URL: http://www.csharphelp.com/archives/archive96.html ODP description: Briefly compares several traits; text, code samples. Page title: Java And C-Sharp Compared Page description: Java And C-Sharp Compared C# Help c-sharp
	Io Comparisons URL: http://www.iolanguage.com/about/simplicity/ ODP description: Compares a few variables (size, speed, syntax) in many languages: Brain, C, Cel, F-Script, Forth (gForth, pForth), Icon, Java (Kaffe), Lisp (CLisp, Guile, LispMe, Scheme48), Lua, Perl, Pike, Python, Ruby, Self, Smalltalk (GNU, Squeak, SuperCollider), Tcl. Page title: io - about - simplicity
	The Zen of Python URL: http://www.awaretek.com/zen.html ODP description: Compares traits of many languages, without naming any; by Tim Peters. Page title: awaretek.com :: The Zen of Python
	Comparing Mercury and Haskell URL: http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/research/mercury/information/comparison_with_haskell.html ODP description: Compares type systems, all text. Uses Haskell 98 since Mercury type system is more like Haskell than ML, and Haskell 98 is best documented, most well-known Haskell. Page title: The Mercury Project: Comparing Mercury and Haskell
	Simple Programs in Various Different Programming Languages URL: http://cer.freeshell.org/renma/ ODP description: Common algorithms and other sample code in the languages: Bash and Bourne shells, C/C++, Java, MATLAB/Octave, Perl, Python, Ruby, Scheme. Page title: Dan's coding practice area, simple programs in various different programming languages
	Forth Versus C URL: http://www.inventio.co.uk/forthvsc.htm ODP description: Pro-Forth question and answer text, some questions have several answers.
	Linux Number Crunching: Benchmarking Languages URL: http://www.coyotegulch.com/reviews/number_crunching/ ODP description: Compares performance of Intel Fortran and C++, gcc, and IBM, Sun and GNU Java compilers, on an Intel Linux platform.
	History and Comparison of Programming Languages URL: http://www.gavilan.edu/csis/languages/history.html ODP description: Files compare statements in several different languages, tracing from early to present languages. Page title: History and comparison of programming languages
	1% the Code URL: http://www.colorforth.com/1percent.html ODP description: Chuck Moore, father of Forth, says programs can be far smaller in colorForth than C. No code samples.
	Programming Languages Mini-howto URL: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Programming-Languages.html ODP description: Briefly compares major Linux programming languages: C, C++, Fortran, Java, Lisp, Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl; by Risto S. Varanka. Page title: Programming Languages mini-HOWTO
	The Case against C URL: http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~mjr/C/ ODP description: Five short essays compare C (and C++ by extension) to Fortran: Why C is Not a Good Numerical Language, Why C is Not a Good First Language, C's Poor Loop Constructs, C's Pointers and Optimisation, Optimisation through Directives. Page title: The case against C
	Team Eiffel: The Zen of Python, Part I URL: http://teameiffel.blogspot.com/2006/06/zen-of-python-part-i.html ODP description: Text compares Python and Eiffel, via Tim Peters' Zen rules. Page title: Team Eiffel: The Zen of Python - Part I
	Why to Move from ASM to C URL: http://www.scienceprog.com/why-to-move-from-asm-to-c/ ODP description: Brief text compares Assembly to C; lower to higher level language. ScienceProg. Page title: Why to move from ASM to C - Scientific, embedded, biomedical, electronics contents.
	Contrast Ruby and Other Languages URL: http://www.math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~gotoken/ruby/compar.shtml ODP description: Ruby vs Perl, Python, Tcl, Java, Eiffel, C++. Very short, some humor. English, Japanese version.
	Comparing Development Costs of C and Ada URL: http://www.adaic.com/whyada/ada-vs-c/cada_art.html ODP description: Article by Stephen F. Zeigler. Analysis of a case where most variables were controlled enough to make a comparison between development costs (time, error rates, code size, ...) of the 2 languages.
	What I Hate About Your Programming Language URL: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/05/12/languagephilosophy.html ODP description: Text treats general aspects of language choices, then compares hatred of Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, C, C++, JavaScript, XSLT, SQL. With many forum comments. [ONLamp.com] Page title: ONLamp.com -- What I Hate About Your Programming Language Page description: chromatic describes the idea of programming-language philosophies.
	Is Ada a Better C? URL: http://www.beesknees.freeserve.co.uk/articles/ada-vs-cpp.html ODP description: Compares Ada, C, C++, language facilities under DOS. Copy of article, originally titled "Ada Better Than C++?" Text and code samples. [EXE magazine] Page title: Is Ada a better C?
	Developer's Dilemma: Perl or PHP? URL: http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/19912.html ODP description: By Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier. How to choose between two languages that are both very popular for Web development? Text, forum comments. [NewsFactor] Page title: NewsFactor Network \| Developer's Dilemma: Perl or PHP?
	Object-Oriented Languages in the Industry: A Comparison URL: http://archive.eiffel.com/doc/manuals/technology/oo_comparison/ ODP description: Text and tables compare 4 major OO languages: Eiffel, C++, Java, Smalltalk. Criteria chosen to suggest where Eiffel is better. Page description: Home page for object technology, Eiffel, software reuse, components, O-O training and consulting, with extensive online documentation,tutorials, articles and manuals.
	CLOS, Eiffel, and Sather: A Comparison URL: http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/~sather/Publications/tr-91-047.html ODP description: References, zipped Postscript, and inlined gifs.