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- From: Manuel Hernandez <ManuelHe@ix.netcom.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: New to C++, Visual C++, or Borland? Please start me off right. Thanks!
- Date: 8 Feb 1996 04:22:07 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
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- X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Feb 07 8:22:07 PM PST 1996
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- smallmac@mindspring.com (Jim McFarland) writes:
- > On 6 Feb 1996 02:09:36 GMT, rainbow@msn.fullfeed.com (kevink) wrote:
- >
- > >Hi, I am becoming a mainframe dinosaur. I have been a systems analyst and
- > >am currently an IMS/DB2 DBA on IBM mainframes. Yuck, I hate it.
- > >
- > >I am learning Visual Basic and C++ as the start of my transition to
- > >client/server and PC platforms.
- > >
- > >Question: I have the opportunity to buy Visual C++ 4 or Borland C++ 4.5
- > >with a student discount (I am taking night courses). Which should I buy,
- > >purely from a marketable skill set standpoint?
- > >
- >
- > The are two factors to consider. One is your marketability if you
- > gain the skill. The second is your ability to gain the skill to begin
- > with. For marketability, knowing either one well is a big plus.
- > There are probably more Visual Basic jobs out there, but I may be
- > wrong. I myself have done C and C++ my whole career and have never
- > had a problem finding work. As for you gaining these skills, not
- > knowing more about your programming background (other than the fact
- > that you are a DBA now), I would recommend Visual Basic for you.
- > Learning C++ is a much tougher project and requires more background
- > knowledge and a bigger time commitment.
- >
- >
- > Later...
- > Jim
- >
- > smallmac@mindspring.com
-
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-
- I would go with Visual C++. I may get flamed for this but VB programs
- often have an ameteurish look and feel. VB works well in a pinch, but I think
- that comparing VB to VCPP is like comparing a frozen dinnner to a home cooked
- ontray.
-