Languages used so far:
| Day | Language | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Haskell | -7/10 | never again |
| 02 | Scala | 6/10 | it feels like python, but it's java, but it's also a scripting language that's complied |
| 03 | Go | 8/10 | file reading is a bit messy, and foreach loops are odd |
| 04 | Ruby | 9/10 | although i spent a while researching, i found that it comes with a lot of useful features |
| 05 | C | 7/10 | - |
| 06 | Rust | 8/10 | i quite like the compiler being fancy and suggesting what to do (tho sometimes wrong), and the language seems to be on par with python in terms of level |
| 07 | Kotlin | 8/10 | i like the feel of Kotlin, the .filter / .map / .foreach syntax is a bit odd, but readable |
| 08 | R | 6/10 | R is definitely a data analysis lang, not made for intcode computers |
| 09 | Perl | 7/10 | a decent scripting lang, but the Perl plugin for IJ IDEA doesn't work like i expect it to. |
| 10 | Groovy | 6/10 | It's basically java but without typed variables? that's about it |
| 11 | Clojure | 4/10 | 1) i have absolutely no clue what it could be used for 2) it's another java wrapper language thing 3) the 'polish notation' syntax is highly confusing, this is the first lang in AoC2020 i've had to write comments for, cause i had to remember how what works |
| 12 | Common Lisp | 3/10 | it is not the same as Clojure; the syntax might be the same and )))))))))), but it's much different |
| 13 | Pharo SmallTalk | 5/10 | running it was interesting... i did everything in Pharo, which is a VM? for SmallTalk, and i wrote everything in it's sandbox, copied it into a file via sublime 3 |
| 14 | Erlang (escript) | 5/10 | eh, lot's of recursion, etc |
| 15 | Elixir | 8/10 | quite a nice language, imo, was super easy to get going in it |
| 16 | Bash | 7/10 | slow |
| 17 | D | 7/10 | feels like Java + C++, with a grain of something i can't put my finger on |
| 18 | Dart | 9/10 | the syntax is very modern (probably cause it's made by google), and the typing is interesting: you don't have to specify types most of the time, but everything feels strictly typed |
| 19 | PHP | 4/10 | would be lower if it didn't have recursive regex |
| 20 | C# | 7/10 | hate that Rider, the JB C# IDE, has a really Visual Studio feel; i will deduct points for weird naming |
| 21 | Lua | - | (rating & comment coming tomorrow) |
These ratings are mostly subjective, and sometimes influenced by that day's puzzle.
Left:
- C++
- Java
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Python