We introduce possibly the first approximation of programming language metrics that represent a spectrum over 70 unique and carefully gathered dimensions by which any two languages can be compared. Based on those metrics, one evaluate her own `best' language, to demonstrate how complex feelings such as “simplicity” “easy use”, often found arguments in debates advertisements, decomposed into clea...

The C++ language provides a two-layer execution model: static execution of meta-programs and dynamic execution of resulting programs. The Expression Templates technique takes advantage of this dual execution model through the construction of C++ types expressing simple arithmetic formulas. Our intent is to extend this technique to a whole programming language. The Tiger language is a small, imp...

Julia is a high-level programming language designed for high performance computing as well as general purpose programming. Via its parametric type system, multiple dispatch, and parallel execution, Julia has surfaced as the programming language of choice for modern technical challenges. Its success, however, has also motivated questions about its performance as a high-level language in comparis...

Software reuse within an integrated programming environment has several advantages. The persistent programming language pC extends the language C with two simple operations, one to store objects of any type in a file, and the other to retrieve objects. This paper shows how pC allows software reuse within the dynamics of a programming language environment. Functions can be made persistent and re...

Current machine vision systems (or at least their performance critical parts) are predominantly implemented using statically typed programming languages such as C, C++, or Java. Statically typed languages however are unsuitable for development and maintenance of large scale systems. When choosing a programming language, dynamically typed languages are usually not considered due to their lack of...