From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" Date: 2006-11-20T19:37:38+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby vs Java vs c++ Friedrich Dominicus wrote: > n/a writes: > > >> hi, newbie so please be tolerant.... ;) >> >> i need to start to learn a programming language to be able to develop >> custom aps to be applied to a variety of purposes but mainly 1) financial >> data modeling--including graphics and data handling via database queries, >> etc.; and 2) more general business-type aps. >> > Why not Ruby and Java and C++? > The realy unanswered question is when is one better than the other. I > even have seen someone using C for "scripting" ;-) > Back when dinosaurs walked the Earth amongst humans, I used *Fortran* for scripting, mostly because it was more or less guaranteed to exist everywhere, while everyone had their own "JCL/command line/shell/whatever". So not only is it possible to write Fortran programs in any language ... -- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, FBG, AB, PTA, PGS, MS, MNLP, NST, ACMC(P) http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/ If God had meant for carrots to be eaten cooked, He would have given rabbits fire.