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- From: Carlos Ng <carlos.ng.0141758@nt.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C, C++, or both..??
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 18:22:19 -0800
- Organization: Nortel
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- John A Ng wrote:
- >
- > >In article <4ehif2$ljf@news.iconn.net>, thecrow@iconn.net (The Crow) says:
- > >>
- > >>I am 17 years old, I have a rudimentary understanding of both C and C++ at this
- > >>point.(I know Pascal well) I want to really delve into something at this point.
- > >>My eventual goal is to either start my own software company, or work for one as
- > >>a programmer. Should I concentrate only on C++ for now, only C for now, or
- > >>both? Or does it not really matter? I have read up on C++ and I really don't
- > >>see much benefit from it. People have kept applications in order (mostly) for
- > >>years without 'object oriented' programming...and C seems to be faster and much
- > >>less of a pain.
- >
- > C is as good as line text editors are good. If you haven't used
- > full-screen editors well, you would say they are as convenient line
- > editors. C++ is a whole lot simpler than C. Your statement that "C is
- > much less of a pain" is totally the reverse. To reap the benefit of
- > C++, you will have to think C++. Using C's trend of thought to program
- > C++ is like trying to peddle a car. Once you really think in OOP, there
- > is no going back... like me, I can't stand C anymore.
- > Regards,
- >
- > John Ng
- > ng@mitswa.com.au
- > Western AustraliaBravo I totally agaree !!
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