Instant Expert - Synoptic Computer Language Quick Reference (define: synoptic)

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)

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