Posted by cwdjrxyz on 07/16/06 01:28

Toby Inkster wrote:
> cwdjrxyz wrote:
>
> > This could easily involve some rather complex server side language even
> > including higher level languages such as C++.
>
> C++ is higher level?!

Yes, higher level than, for example, Javascript, in that it is a much
more complete and extensive language. It is of course of a lower level
than the languages being used on a most up to date Cray system being
used for special research problems in the computing center of a major
petroleum company within a few blocks of where I live. They have a
building with no windows, extensive security devices, and several
guards. When someone is fired, the pink slip is delivered without
previous notice by an armed security guard, who remains for about 15
minutes while they pack their personal things. The guard then escorts
them to the door and locks it. Of course the work going on there is
secret, but oil exploration using computer analysis of seismic data
collected from small underground explosions and other data is done by
most large petroleum companies, and no computer is large or fast enough
to do every type of analysis the exploration experts would like to do.
Back down to PC earth, one often can use many different languages to do
the same thing on a server, although some may work better than others
for a given application.. The choice often depends on the skills of the
programmer. Some choices would be C++, even Fortran, Java, PHP, Perl,
and many more. Of course compilers for some of these languages must be
installed on the server, which may not be the case for rented server
space from a host.

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