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If a programming language was a boat…




By Tony ⋅ April 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment


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This one is inspired by a recent forum post, that still leaves me in amazement.



Hi, Im wondering how i can create a boat in turing and if someone can post a example.




This makes no sense, since one doesn’t normally make water vehicles in Turing, the programming language. Though this got me thinking — if a programming language was a boat, what would it be?


Turing



Turing would definitely be a kayak (thank you for comments). It’s small. It’s human powered. It’s often used as a beginner “boat”. And it’s also very Canadian.


Turing programming language as a canoe

Original photo by naokomc


Java



Java is a cargo ship. It’s very bulky. It’s very enterprise~y. Though it can also carry a lot of weight. Will carry a project, but not very fun to drive.


Java programming language as a cargo ship

Original photo by cfarivar


Perl



Perl is a tugboat. Powerful enough to tug Java around, in 80 characters or less.


Perl programming language as a tugboat

Original photo by xeeliz


Ruby



Ruby is difficult to describe. It’s sleek, sexy, and very fun to drive. Here’s a picture. Very trendy.


Ruby programming language as a speed boat

Original photo by Tony Falcon


PHP



PHP is a bamboo raft. A series of hacks held together by string. Still keeps afloat though.


PHP programming language as a raft

Original photo by permanently scatterbrained


C



C is a nuclear submarine. The instructions are probably in a foreign language, but all of the hardware itself is optimized for performance.


C programming language as a nuclear submarine

Original photo by Ryan C. McGinley


HTML



HTML isn’t really a programming language boat.


HTML is not a boat

Original photo by ascendeddaniel



There’s a lot more to this, and it’s all up for discussion. How would your favourite programming language fare in open waters?

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