Summary of E02: What is the FASTEST Computer Language - 45 Tested: Round Two! (E02)

00:00:00 - 00:20:00

In the "E02: What is the FASTEST Computer Language - 45 Tested: Round Two!" video, Dave Plummer compares the speed of 45 different computer languages. Among the languages featured are ones most people are not familiar with, like Nim and Rust. C# is surprisingly competitive, and the crown is currently being tossed back and forth between Zig, Rust, Nim, and C#.

• 00:00:00 In this video, Dave Plummer presents the FASTEST COMPUTER LANGUAGE competition, in which 45 different computer languages are pitted against one another in a sudden death, no holds barred showdown. Among the languages featured are ones most people are not familiar with, like Nim and Rust. C# is surprisingly competitive, and the crown is currently being tossed back and forth between Zig, Rust, Nim, and C#.
• 00:05:00 In this video, the creator of the PHP programming language discusses why the language was created, and how it differs from other languages. He also discusses some of the language's limitations. Finally, he provides a sneak peak at the language's final round of competition.
• 00:10:00 PHP is a popular programming language that is used for processing and storing form data, storing data within and manipulating web cookies, and filtering and restricting access to certain pages within a site. PHP is also used for standard server scripting. PHP can be executed from the command line with the -r switch.
• 00:15:00 This video covers the differences between PHP and Perl, as well as their respective strengths. Perl is more commonly used for shell scripting than PHP, and has a more versatile syntax. PHP is more versatile than Perl, but Perl is more powerful. PHP and Perl are both capable of generating prime sieve output in under one hundredth of a second.
• 00:20:00 In this video, the creator suggests ways to group the 45 tested computer languages according to their similarities. He also asks for suggestions on how to best do this.