this is an interesting comparison of syntax across many languages http://rigaux.org/language-study/syntax-across-languages.html I'm trying to find a website that is similar and shows how to implement specific algorithms in each language grouped by algorithm. does anyone know the name of that website?

probably this? http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Rosetta_Code

ahh yeah I think that's the one. I must have glanced over it thinking it was an ad for rosetta stone lol

There's also https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Algorithm_Implementation

yup, used that page a couple of times when I was ambivalent on how to do some syntax in my language 🙂

The "syntax across language" is a great page, very interesting to see the different approaches.