Which programming language(s) do you find the most effective?

php? javascript? activex? c#? java? c++? visual basic? perl? sql? which one do you find the most rewarding?

Which programming language(s) do you find the most effective?
For client/server work I use vb.net. For web work I use ColdFusion. They are both easy to learn and easy to use.
Reply:perl is just so magical and was great depth





the thing about perl is that you can include other libraries.





and it is challenging
Reply:if u r using .Net is the effective programming language


linux or unix - c++





keep it simple %26amp; sweet
Reply:I use RPG/400 at work, but I like Java the most, because it is portable to any platform
Reply:ML (Machine Language (often referred to as Assembler)) is the most rewarding to use, it's very complex but allows you to directly address your computers CPU.
Reply:Actually, the .NET Framework (C#, etc.) ARE compatible with non-Windows platforms. It's called "Mono", and allows for C# applications to be written on Linux and other systems. =)





But C/C++/C#/Java are found, by me, as the most efficient. They're not difficult to learn. And they're much more efficient than VB/VB .NET.





BUT, Machine Language (ASM/Assembly) is the MOST efficient. I occasionally write in ASM, usually inline ASM in C++, but sometimes ASM-only. There are plenty of ASM compilers/IDEs out there.





ASM is much more difficult than C++, etc. You have to know how to use registers (EAX, EDX, AX, etc.), memory (DWORD PTR, etc.), interrupts, and other things that are MUCH more "in-depth" than other languages. It'd be good to learn the Hexdecimal number (base 16), too.





Okay, I think I've rambled enough. I'll shut up now. =P LoL.
Reply:the language you use depends on what you want to do. for general desktop software, from C, C++, C# and Java, i find C# the easiest to use. but you should bear in mind that it's only cross-windows. non-windows implementations are not complete, and your program may not work on them. if your software is relevant on other platforms too, i would use Java.





you also mentiond ActiveX, which isn't a programming language at all, and SQL, which is in most cases the only query language for databases.





perl, so i hear, is good for processing texts, but i've never used it.





and there are other languages for web development, like PHP, Java (with JSP), and C#/VB.NET/JScript (with ASP.NET).
Reply:Hmm...


I find JavaScript the most effective for programming (read "mangling" ;) web pages, Java the simplest for cheap GUI programming, Perl the most effective for string manipulation and extensibility, and shell (or bash) most effective at quick multi-program hacks.





C is my personal choice for the average program. It is more portable than assembly but can be directly mapped to assembly and there are some really nice optimizing compilers for it.





(FYI, SQL - the Structured Query Language - is not a programming language.)