Code Wars: PHP vs Ruby vs Python

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 00:43 IST
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Bangalore: The entire web world is built with a few programming languages which slightly vary in their taste and features.

The silent war between languages is strengthening with the introduction of new ones into the scenario and this also provides the programmer, a variety of choices.

An infographic study by Udemy compared 3 modern day programming languages: PHP, Ruby and Python, based on various criteria to find their priorities in the web world.

PHP version 5.3.8: PHP was created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995. It is primarily designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. The design is influenced by languages like C, Java, Perl and C++. Sites like Facebook and Wikipedia is built with PHP.

RUBY version 1.9.3: Ruby was created by Yukihiro Matz Matsumoto in 1995. It was designed to make the programming simple and flexible for the programmer. Languages like Lisp, Perl, ADA, Dylan and C++ influenced its design. Sites like Twitter and Groupon is built with Ruby.

Python version 3.2.2: Python was created by Guido Van Rossum in 1991. It was designed to emphasize productivity and code readability. The design is influenced by languages like ABC, Lisp, Perl Java, C++. Sites like Youtube and Google is built with Python.



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