Hazlewood, CarolMichlowitz, Jason Lawrence2012-02-242012-02-242006-08Michlowitz, J. L. (2006). <i>A methodology for mapping programming languages to programming problems</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/3911Several algorithms that solve different types of problems are implemented, tested, and compared by applying a set of metrics. The results are analyzed using Principal Components Analysis to calculate a Relative Complexity Metric. The results of the study reveal that a programming language does have an effect on the simplicity, speed and other attributes of an implementation. The results of the study also reveal which languages are best suited for a particular type of programming technique, such as recursion.Text253 pages1 file (.pdf)enAlgorithmsSoftware metricsProgramming languagesRelative complexity metricSoftware engineeringLanguage comparisonsProgramming problemsThesis