Eli5: What is the difference between various programming languages? Dont they all do the same thing?
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The word “language” is actually a decent analogy for ELI5.
Spoken langauges all do the same thing, convey information. But they do it in different ways, with different levels of culture and function. Some are easier to write or read. Varying levels of difficulty to learn or history.
New spoken languages pop up like coding ones too. And they usually come with clear benefits but just try convincing a bunch of people that speak one language, to learn an entirely new one they aren’t comfortable with.
The one big note for coding languages is when it is appropriate to use each. Some are much better suited for specific tasks. Python for AI and big data. C for applications. Java for web based. They can all do it all (more or less). But you trend toward what they’re good at because “when in Rome”.
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