Computer coding languages are no different from other languages used around the world to communicate. There are subtle differences and some similarities. At a basic level there are even some universal laws or rules of language that apply. For Python and C++, this is just as true. This paper will compare C++ to Python and show where strengths and weaknesses appear.
The key difference between C++ and Python is that the former simply acts as a general purpose language for programmers. If French is a highly-advanced Western language, Python may be viewed as its equivalent in the coding world. C++ on the other hand would be viewed as a language like Latin—the root of many of the Western languages and therefore applicable to most. C++ comes from the original C language. C++ is static, free-form, multi-paradigm and compiled. Python is also general purpose but it is much more high-level: it is cleaner, direct, easily read and allows for quick programming.
C++ is generally viewed as a programming language for intermediate level users. It contains low-level and high-level features, and utilizes classes that allow for more complex calls to be made. C++ was designed to enhance C but then began to be seen as a preferred language in its own right. Today, however, when programmers want fast results, Python acts as a shortcut because its code is much brief in expression than that of other languages. Concepts can be written in fewer lines.
One of Python’s main strengths is that it allows programmers to program quickly. Compared to C++, Python is like a Tesla Roadster that is able to go from 0 to 60 mph in 2 seconds flat. C++ on the other hand is like an old golf cart that will never even hit 60 mph. Then why do programmers prefer C++? The fact that is that even though Python allows programmers to go faster when developing...
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