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Why different languages have different syntax? [duplicate]

Different programming language always/most of the time use different syntax. For example take PHP, Java and Python. In Php & Java semicolons are compulsory at the end of the line, yet Python ...
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Why does gmail use java? Is there really a advantage over something like php or python? [closed]

Note: I know that none of you (probably) work for google, so this is a lot more of a conceptual question. So yeah, i discovered that Gmail uses java and that got me thinking, Why? I personally never ...
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Web Services as a Back end [closed]

I am contemplating a direction to take an application. The application is written in PHP which implements a MVC framework. Some of my clients will require web services. I was thinking even building ...
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Why is Python slower than Java but faster than PHP [closed]

I have many times seen various benchmarks that show how a bunch of languages perform on a given task. These benchmarks always reveal that Python is slower than Java, and faster than PHP, and I wonder ...
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