Comparison of different computer languages

Characteristic	PHP	C++	Java	C#.net
Founder	Rasmus Lerdorf	Bjarne Stroustrup	Sun Microsystems	Microsoft
Intended use	Web, Server-side	Application, System	Application, Web	Application, Web
Paradigm	imperative, procedural, object-oriented, reflective	imperative, procedural, object-oriented, generic	imperative, object-oriented, generic, reflective	imperative, object-oriented, functional, generic,reflective
Standardized?	no	1998, ISO	Yes, De-facto standard through the Java Language Specification	2000, ECMA, ISO
extension	.php	.c,.cpp	.java	.cs
object oriented	yes	yes	yes	yes
thread			yes	yes
multiple inheritance		yes	no	no
platform-independent	yes	yes	yes	no
data pointer	no	yes	no	no
garbage collection		no	yes	yes
compiler	no	yes	yes
interpreter	yes
operator overloading			no
generic functions			no