DISCUSS: Programming Languages for Bandwidth Software

Bandwidth managers are software programs that monitor the traffic flowing over a network connection and allow administrators to control it. This week one of our message board members asked which programming language is used to create bandwidth managers. Obviously there is no single answer. Are there certain languages more commonly used for this type of application than others? Join the discussion to share your thoughts.
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