What makes different programming languages “better” than others? Or more powerful? Why have different languages developed over time? Are they all based on the same thing?
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“High-level” languages are closer to human-speak, they’re easier to read and write, but they don’t innately offer the degree of fine control you’d get from just writing it in binary, because you’re basically using pre-canned sets of instructions. Python is a popular high-level language, and is sometimes described as “programming at the speed of thought.”
“Low-level” languages are closer to machine-speak (binary), are essentially nonsensical at a glance without lots of experience, but allow for a great amount of control because you’re literally dictating every single itty-bitty instruction. Assembly is a common low-level language.
Depending on your needs and experience, each language offers something a little different. But at their base, all programming has a similar structure, and all languages, after they’re written, are compiled into machine-readable code for execution.
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