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- From: robertj@scs.unr.edu (Robert D. Jones)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"
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- Date: 29 Jan 1996 06:04:25 GMT
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- Just a little correction here:
-
- (B)eginners (A)ll-purpose (S)ymbolic (I)nstruction (C)ode
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- Terje A. Bergesen (terje@mail.inett.no) wrote:
- : Michael Judge wrote:
- : >
- : > In <4e9oji$me5@news-2.csn.net> charles stoyer <cstoyer@interpex.com>
- : > writes:
- : > >
- : > >BASIC stands for "Beginners All-purpose ? Interpretive Code"
- : > >and that scares the living hell out of me. I have been a
- : > >FORTRAN programmer for about 25 years, and have had Visual C++
- : > >(with Fortran Power Station) for 2 weeks. C++ is a real
- : > >language. I would go that route (well, I am going that route).
- : > >The Wizard does most of the coding for you. Debug tools are
- : > >great.
- : > >
- : > >Depends on what you want to do: "speed costs, son, how fast do
- : > >you wanna go?"
- : > >
- : >
- : > Also remember, C++ makes good programers great, but makes poor
- : > programmers hell spawn. Don't think object orientation cant be misused.
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- : I think Bjarne Stroustrup once said something like (comparing C an dC++):
- : "C++ makes it more difficult to shoot your selfe in the foot, but when you
- : do, it takes your whole leg off."
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- : ---Terje
-