Language Gallery

• when: Monday 25th June, 1-2pm.
• where: Murray Learning Centre UG07
• what: Language Gallery

We’ve been talking about different languages used for academic computing, and one topic that has come up several times is - which language should I use?

In this meeting, we talk about these 4 popular languages, each of which are more or less essential in their own niche:

• Python - Warrick Ball. Get Warrick’s slides.
• R - Murray Hoggett. Get example code and data files.
• Javascript - David Madden. Get David’s slides.
• Matlab - Dietmar Heinke.

There was a 10 minute talk on each, in which someone who uses the language said something about what the language is good for, why it’s good, and when it’s not so good.