Fortran: Classic Scientific and Engineering Computing Language
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Relatively low functionality -- Fortran 90/95 has some object oriented features but suffers as an addon
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Can produce very efficient (executes in a sort time) code as simplicity of language allow optimization
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Pascal: Designed for teaching and elegant
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but essentially no real software written in Pascal
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C++: Dominant System building or software Engineering language
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Very powerful language with good object oriented support
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Not very good in applications needing high performance
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C: Precursor of C++ without significant object oriented features
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More efficient than C++ but some features (pointers) impair performance and modularity but add capability
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