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- From: ramanath@freya.cs.umass.edu (Kumaresan Ramanathan)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: C++ vs "Hot Tech"
- Date: 26 Feb 1996 21:18:28 GMT
- Organization: CS Dept., Umass-Amherst
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- Folks,
- I wondered if any of you are using C++ instead of some of the much
- hyped new technology products like VB, delphi, java etc because
- you want the code to be current and maintainable over 10 years or more.
-
- That is, I wondered if the long-term viability of C++ is the main reason
- why people want to use C++ (say Visual C++) instead of the quicker tools
- like Delphi. I am comparing C++ & Delphi because both have roughly the
- same capabilities for building the guts of a large system. Delphi is
- much easier for GUI though.
-
- Any comments ?
-
- ---- Kumaresan
- P.S. This NOT meant to be flame bait. All this post asks for is if people
- really value C++ for its long term viability or not. :-)
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