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Choosing an OOP Language for Web Browsers
Object oriented programming is an important concept for any programmer. However, the new programmer needs to consider which is the better language to learn on.
How to Simulate a Quantum Computer
Quantum computers will soon replace existing ones. However, the programmer can start using a quantum computer simulator today.
The Turing Programming Language
While thousands call for an apology for the treatment of Alan Turing, computer programmers can use the language inspired by the father of modern computing
How to Get Started with Programming in Scala
Scala is a free, functional, object oriented programming language for the experienced Java programmer and it is even suitable for programming for beginners
Get Started with the Erlang Programming Language
The Ericsson Erlang programming language was developed for their mobile telephony switches and is now open source. It can handle thousands of parallel, distributed events
Starting Programming with Python
Python is a simple yet effective scripting language, and it's one that the programmer can learn very quickly regardless of the platform that they're using.
An Introduction to Programming with Haskell
Any programmer looking for a concise and easy to understand programming language, that's also free and open source, doesn't need look any further than Haskell.
How to Calculate the Phase of the Moon with Perl
It's difficult to most people to tell the difference between a waxing or waning crescent Moon. However, the Perl programmer doesn't have that problem. They have a module.
How to Process Inputs to a REBOL CGI Web Page
Web Pages users normally pass information to applications by means of an HTML Form. The REBOL programmer can take those inputs and use them in their CGI scripts.
How to Create and Run a REBOL CGI Web Page
A programmer can quickly create business rules by using REBOL/View, but by with a CGI application with REBOL/Core they can enable anyone with Internet access to run it.
Starting Object Oriented Programming with Perl
Perl is not just a scripting language for CGI web pages. It is also a very powerful object oriented programming. Fortunately it is also very simple to use.
Using Perl Subroutines, Packages and Modules
A Perl programmer should try to reuse code as much as possible (just as any programmer should), and they do that by using subroutines, packages and modules.
Using Associative Arrays in Perl Programming
The Perl Associative array (or hash) allows the programmer to use a string as in index to an array rather than a number.
How to Use Perl Programming on a Web Site
Per is one of the easiest programming lanuages to start with when it comes to CGI application development - it doesn't even mattter if the web server is Linux or Windows.
A Brief Introduction to Programming with Perl
Perl is a used in many web sites, however it is a powerful programming languages in its own right. This is very evident in the way that it handles variables and arrays.
A Brief Introduction to REBOL Programming
REBOL (the Relative Expression-Based Object Language) is a light, but powerful scripting language.
How to Create a REBOL Dialect
The REBOL programming language contains an important concept. That of Dialects. With a dialect the programmer can start to write business rules.
An Introduction to the Boo Programming Language
Boo is an object oriented programming with the ease of use of Python and the advantage of type inference. Why make programming harder than it need be?
An Introduction to a Nice Programming Language
Nice is a programming language that extends Java and Java classes, but it is very simple to use. It can even add methods to a class without touching the source code.
VBScript and the ASCII Greek Alphabet
Greek letters cannot be added directly to a web page - they need ASCII codes. And a little VBScript code makes life a lot easier.
A Brief Introduction to Lua Scripting
Lua (portuguese for "Moon") is the scripting language used for World of Warcraft's interface customization. It's light, fast, portable, embeddable and very easy to learn
How to Do Prototype Based Programming with Io
How is it possible to use object oriented programming without classes? Easy - use prototypes and Io.
What is PHP?
PHP forms the backbone of many web sites - this article has a look at what PHP is and how to start using it.
Gambas: Almost Visual Basic on Linux
Gambas is almost Basic on Linux, and for those Visual Basic programmers looking to move from Windows to Linux then this may be the final push that they need.