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- From: ell@access2.digex.net (Ell)
- Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Moving from C to C++
- Date: 20 Jan 1996 00:46:02 GMT
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- REGI JOHN ZACHARIAH (regi@cs.uidaho.edu) wrote:
- : Jim McFarland (jgm6@orkand.em.cdc.gov) wrote:
- :
- : : Computer languages rarely completely die out. And... the superior
- : : languages/technologies don't wipe out the inferior ones. Unfortunately,
- : : that is the way it is. I have worked with many mediocre programmers who
- : : have no interest to move to a new and better language or paradigm. I
- : : think the folks who have willingly moved to C++ from C AND have actually
- : : changed their mindset to embrace object-oriented technology are in the
- : : minority. That is fine with me, because it makes it even easier for the
- : : good programmers to find good jobs.
- :
- : : Jim
- :
- : Such "religious" fervour appears to be quite prevalent today. I was just
- : wondering, though. Has anyone actually shown that such a paradigm shift
- : has improved productivity and/or quality of the resultant products? But,
- : aside from the remarks as above, I have found the comments in this thread
- : to be very enlightening.
-
- Though some may view such discussion as "religious" doesn't mean that
- there isn't more truth on one side than the other. I would suggest that
- those who see such there are is a lot of fire in the arguments, critically
- analyze them, concretely criticize what they see wrong in each argument,
- and support what they is correct. I think that will benefit both those
- who see pretty much only fire, and the rest of the readers. And help us
- all to reach what is significantly true.
-
- Elliott
-