Python


Python, as far as i have seen, is the most flexible language. It is object oriented, has automatic memory management and has a very intuitive syntax.Its fully platform independent with Windows, *nix, FreeBSD, MacOS support. Python bindings are available for almost thing u can think of

c/c++
Qt (called PyQt)
wxWindows (called wxPython)
tcl
perl
Java (theres a Jython too, a python interpreter written in Java ! )

the list doesn't stop...

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