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Reference Item

Java

JavaScript

Perl

PHP

Python

Rebol

Ruby

Author(s)

James Gosling, Bill Joy, etc.

Brendan Eich

Larry Wall

Rasmus Lerdorf

Guido van Rossum

Carl Sassenrath

Yukihiro Matsumoto

Creation Year

1991

1995

1987

1995

1993

1996

1993

Definition

Java

JavaScript

Perl

PHP

Python

Rebol

Ruby

FAQ
- Frequently
Asked Questions

Sun Java-2 FAQ
comp.lang.java.*

comp.lang.javascript
javascript.faqts
javascripter.net

faq.perl.org
faqs.org/perl-faq
cpan-faq

index general
db build install
html misc w32

index general gui
programming w32
library - extending

rebol.com faq
rebol.org faq

index general
install syntax methods
classes and modules etc

Homepage(s)

java.sun.com

...

perl.com
perl.org

php.net

python.org

rebol.com
rebol.net

ruby-lang.org

Module Archive,
Package Index,
Script Library

jakarta.apache.org
java.codezoo.com
java-source.net

openjsan.org

cpan.perl.org

pear.php.net

PyPI-Cheese Shop
python.codezoo.com

rebol.org library

raa.ruby-lang.org
rubyforge.org
ruby.codezoo.com

Pleac Project Completion?

14.86%

...

100%

2.29%

70.14%

...

63.00%

Resource Directory
(# of resources)

google (3533)
freshmeat (4273)

google (609)
freshmeat (509)

google (1065)
freshmeat (3479)

google (1602)
freshmeat (3293)

google (520)
freshmeat (2048)

google (174)

google (157)
freshmeat (265)

NOTES:
When numbers or percentages are cited, the numbers are accurate as of 24-Aug-2005.
We don't have automatic daily updates for a dashboard... ...yet.
This is a work in progress. To be continued...
See also: IX Guide: Computer Language Reference
CodeFetch: java.codefetch.com, perl.codefetch.com, php.codefetch.com, python.codefetch.com,


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