What is the fastest most efficient powerful programming language?
January 1st, 2010 | 
Author: By programming language I mean like C or Java or VB, I plan to use a programming language for advanced custom functions in Web Development. To possibly create web pages or for processing web related stuff.
Please note: I do not want to hear anything like ASP, PHP, or JSP. I already know PHP.
Thanks for your help.
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Tags: asp php, custom functions, jsp, programming language, thanks for your help, web pages
C is 30 times faster (literally) on my system as bytecode Java. But Java is the premier language in documentation and ease of use.
If you are into exotic languages, use the (almost) universal one – Assembler. It is one level above binary code, but it is the fastest thing there is, however awkward it is to program in.
Well, it depends entirely on what you’re doing. As the saying goes "use the right tool for the job"
C++ is exceptionally popular, but you really cannot use it for web development.
your best bet is Java
Take a look at the language shootout here http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/index.php, for a good comparison of performance.
As you’re you’re interested in web development I’d recommend F# with ASP.NET. F# is faster than C# and a better language. If you’ve been programming in PHP then you might find C# easier to lear as F# is a functional language.
Alternatively, either Java or Scala on the JVM would be a good choice with similar performance.
As you’ve probably noticed I’m talking about server side programming.