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- From: 73773.733@compuserve.com (An Uncarved Block)
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- Subject: Re: C\C++ versus Visual Basic
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 02:17:07 GMT
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- ekochma@grouper.moscow.com (Erol Kochman) wrote:
-
- >I would like to learn either C/C++ or Visual Basic for career development.
- >Several programmers have told me that Visual Basic is more practical for
- >developing Windows multimedia apps, however, most of the job listings I see
- >on the Internet require C/C++. Is it feasible to learn both languages?
-
- Do you have any programming experience?
-
- The reason I ask is because VB is great for people that don't know
- programming to be able to write programs. Unfortunately, that means
- that it is very easy to write terrible, unmaintainable,
- spaghetti-code. It is more important to learn good coding (or even
- software engineering) than to be able to pop out a few programs.
-
- If you want to learn a quick language just to be employable, learning
- VB is fine. Look at all the jobs out there for COBOL programmers. If
- you want a job maintaining somebody elses legacy code, that is. VB is
- the new COBOL. (My flame suit is on! <G>)
-
- When learning C/C++ it is easier to learn good programming practices
- (unless you are really into obfuscation) and it does take longer to
- learn.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Bill.
-
-