Selecting a Programming Language Made Easy

	With such a large selection of programming languages it can be difficult to choose one for a particular
project.  Reading the manuals to evaluate the languages is a time consuming process. On the other hand, most people
already have a fairly good idea of how various automobiles compare.  So in order to assist those trying to choose
a language I have prepared a chart that matches programming languages with comparable automobiles.

Assembler	- A Formula 1 race car. Very fast but difficult to drive and expensive to maintain.
Fortran		- A model T Ford. Once it was king of the road.
Fortran IV	- A model A Ford.
Fortan/77	- A six-cylinder Ford Fairlane with standard transmission and no seat belts.
Fortan/90	- A six-cylinder Ford Taurus station wagon with standard transmission and fold-down back seat. It
		  comes with no seat belts or air bags.
COBOL		- A delivery van.  It's bulky and ugly, but it does the work.
Lisp		- An electric car.  It's simple but slow.  Seat belts are available.
Algol 60	- An Austin Mini. Boy, that's a small car.
Algol 68	- An Austin Martin. An impressive car, but not just anyone can drive it.
BASIC		- A second hand Honda civic with a rebuilt engine and patched upholstery.  Your dad bought it for
		  you for you to learn to drive.  You'll ditch the car as soon as you can afford a new one.
VisualBASIC	- A Honda civic with automatic transmission, a two-tone paint job with flame finishing, white-wall
		  tires with full wire wheel cover, chrome exhaust pipes, and fuzzy dice hanging from the
		  rear view mirror.
APL		- A double-decker bus. It takes rows and columns of integers to the same place all at the same
		  time. But it drives only in reverse gear, and its instrumented in Greek.
C		- A black Firebird, the all-macho car. Comes with an optional seat belt (lint) and optional
		  fuzz buster (escape to assembler).
C++		- A Toyota Prius. One can switch between gasoline (procedure) for power or electric (objects) for 
		  economy.
Pascal		- A Volkswagen Beetle.  Its small but sturdy.  Was once popular with intellectuals.
Modula II	- A Volkswagen Rabbit with a trailer hitch.
Maple/Macsyma	- All terrain vehicles
FORTH		- A go-cart
Java		- A prototype concept car.
C#		- An NASCAR implementation of a prototype concept car with all of the implementation bugs restored.  
		  The chassis is filled with decals of sponsor advertisement.
Alice		- A kiddie's replica of a Rolls Royce. Comes with a real engine.
Perl 		- An elastic vehicle that can be whatever you wish: 1-wheel, 2-wheel, 4-wheel, whatever. 
		  Motor is optional. Definitely no seat belts.
Python		- Perl with training wheels.