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- From: markd@quantum.net (Mark)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C vs Pascal
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 13:49:40 GMT
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- ng@mitswa.com.au (John A Ng) wrote:
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- <snip>
-
- >True, there are almost no jobs (until currently as Delphi is making deep
- >headway into professional programming) for Pascal programmers. That is
- >because of a prejudice for Pascal which employers have but shouldn't.
-
- I coded professionally with UCSD Pascal for several years. I then
- moved to C/C++, and have not written another line of Pascal code since
- (8 years later) and don't recall seeing a single job announcement
- requiring knowledge of Pascal.
-
- Bottom line is that the marketplace is calling for C, C++, Visual
- BASIC and COBOL programmers. Will Delphi change all that? Doubt it.
- Anyone learning Pascal to get a job in the current marketplace is
- seriously misguided.
-
- If the basic question is C or Pascal for a job, learn C. For the
- future learn C++ and Smalltalk.
-
- My $1.00 - .98 worth...
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