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What features are most important to you in a programming language?   [Edit]

Survey period: 17 Dec 2007 to 24 Dec 2007

If one language did everything there would only be one language... (suggested by Milan1612)

OptionVotes% 
Automatic memory management93649.81
Industry acceptance as a "standard" language80142.63
Support for Object Oriented Programming1,50279.94
Templates or Generics77141.03
Strong Typing94450.24
Inbuilt support for regular expressions46824.91
Support for reflection55129.32
Cross-platform support76440.66
Support for default parameter values in functions43222.99
Namespace support68036.19
Support for First-class functions25313.46
An extensive standard library1,22565.19
Multiple return values from functions32917.51
Compile to native code (instead of byte code or intermediate code)64034.06
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralMultiple inheritence Pin
PIEBALDconsult18-Dec-07 9:50
mvePIEBALDconsult18-Dec-07 9:50 
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sherifffruitfly18-Dec-07 9:53
sherifffruitfly18-Dec-07 9:53 
GeneralRe: Multiple inheritence Pin
PIEBALDconsult18-Dec-07 10:01
mvePIEBALDconsult18-Dec-07 10:01 
GeneralRe: Multiple inheritence Pin
Steve Echols18-Dec-07 20:34
Steve Echols18-Dec-07 20:34 
GeneralRe: Multiple inheritence Pin
scoobydoo2719-Dec-07 7:22
scoobydoo2719-Dec-07 7:22 
GeneralRe: Multiple inheritence Pin
Nemanja Trifunovic19-Dec-07 10:44
Nemanja Trifunovic19-Dec-07 10:44 
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ed welch20-Dec-07 1:49
ed welch20-Dec-07 1:49 
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Kamarey20-Dec-07 1:59
Kamarey20-Dec-07 1:59 
Its the perfect answer on "needs in multiple inheritance" question for all newbies PIEBALDconsult talked about Laugh | :laugh:
GeneralRe: Multiple inheritence Pin
sherifffruitfly20-Dec-07 7:10
sherifffruitfly20-Dec-07 7:10 
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Kevin McFarlane19-Dec-07 9:52
Kevin McFarlane19-Dec-07 9:52 
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Kemal Erdogan21-Dec-07 4:58
Kemal Erdogan21-Dec-07 4:58 
GeneralCall me a VB programmer ... Pin
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳18-Dec-07 9:35
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳18-Dec-07 9:35 
GeneralRe: Call me a VB programmer ... Pin
Steve Echols18-Dec-07 20:40
Steve Echols18-Dec-07 20:40 
GeneralRe: Call me a VB programmer ... Pin
John Oxley19-Dec-07 0:40
John Oxley19-Dec-07 0:40 
GeneralRe: Call me a VB programmer ... Pin
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳20-Dec-07 0:25
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳20-Dec-07 0:25 
JokeMultiple return values from functions? Pin
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳18-Dec-07 8:17
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳18-Dec-07 8:17 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? Pin
Marshall Rosenstein18-Dec-07 9:03
Marshall Rosenstein18-Dec-07 9:03 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? Pin
PIEBALDconsult18-Dec-07 9:52
mvePIEBALDconsult18-Dec-07 9:52 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? Pin
Anton Afanasyev18-Dec-07 16:37
Anton Afanasyev18-Dec-07 16:37 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? [modified] Pin
Marshall Rosenstein19-Dec-07 3:27
Marshall Rosenstein19-Dec-07 3:27 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? Pin
W Balboos, GHB19-Dec-07 7:04
W Balboos, GHB19-Dec-07 7:04 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? Pin
Marshall Rosenstein19-Dec-07 7:51
Marshall Rosenstein19-Dec-07 7:51 
GeneralRe: Multiple return values from functions? Pin
W Balboos, GHB19-Dec-07 8:07
W Balboos, GHB19-Dec-07 8:07 
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Marshall Rosenstein19-Dec-07 8:17
Marshall Rosenstein19-Dec-07 8:17 
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PIEBALDconsult20-Dec-07 17:24
mvePIEBALDconsult20-Dec-07 17:24 

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