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- From: Lee Crites <adonai@mail.jump.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C vs Pascal
- Date: 5 Feb 1996 06:34:53 GMT
- Organization: Computer Mavericks
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- markd@quantum.net (Mark) wrote:
-
- >>>If the basic question is C or Pascal for a job, learn C. For the
- >>>future learn C++ and Smalltalk.
- >
- >>At Computer Mavericks, we've used several languages in the past 12
- >>months. At this moment, we are supporting programs/systems in Pascal
- >>(BP7 TurboVision), c++, Pick, lisp, cobol, and pal.
- >
- >Of those, I see only 2 (C++ and COBOL) of any real value to place on a
- >programmer's resume...
-
- Sorry to hear that. When you limit yourself, then you are the one limited, not me.
- I'd feel bad if I only could work in two languages. And so would most of my
- clients.
-
- This whold c vs pascal kind of argument is extremely narrow minded at best. It is
- basically saying that there are only two choices. It is like saying you can only
- drive a ford or a chevy. That's why I brought up cobol. I'll bet that there will
- *still* be new cobol programming positions when the replacement for c/c++ is the hot
- topic and c/c++ is old news.
-
- >I wasn't proclaiming the virtues of C, and it wasn't intended as a
- >joke. I stated a simple fact about what the marketplace is currently
- >demanding. Anyone spending significant time learning Pascal vs. C to
- >be marketable as a programmer today would be better off thinking the
- >earth, moon and stars are made of C.
-
- And what I, and some others, are saying is that there *is* value in learning more
- than just c/c++. There are things that c/c++ programmers can easily see that other
- programmers cannot, and vice versa. The crux of this 'which do I *have* to learn'
- is the basic premise that you can get along without knowing any of the others. It
- is kind of the lazy man's way out. The whole question is not just which programming
- language is better, it's more like 'how little do I have to do to be marketable.'
-
- And it's not just *this* thread that seems to be trying to find that out. No, this
- attempt is as frequent as full moons. Hardly a month goes by that we don't have to
- endure another anal thread about c vs pascal.
-
- Just give it a rest. If you think that you are more marketable, then fine! If
- you've found that magical combination, then great!
-
- >You're right, but the original topic was whether to learn C vs.
- >Pascal for a job. I believe the question's been answered.
-
- It has. Probably a good 500 times a year! There should be a c vs pascal faq --
- the problem is that it might be the largest on record!
-
- If you are going to work for a company that needs c/c++ programmers, then you'd darn
- well better know c/c++. If you are going to work for a company that is using lisp,
- then c++ won't be worth a fig.
-
- Lee
-
-