NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #18/NN_1992_18.iso/spool/comp/lang/cplus/12418

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From: [e-mail] (John MAX Skaller)
Subject: Re: Is C++ "for the rest of us" ?
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jonathan Robie) writes:
>I have been talking to managers who are very nervous about
>moving to C++.  It seems to have a reputation for being
>difficult to master, and those of us who program in C++
>are sometimes considered Gurus.
>
>What guidelines would you give to a manager who is trying
>to decide whether to use C++ for an new project?  Would you
>suggest that a team with average programmers move to C++ ?
>Should a programming team attempt a C++ project if they do
>not have any C++ gurus to fall back on?
>
    The principal issue is the quality of the compiler, surely.
After all, you can write C in C++ quite happily. C compatibility
is C++ biggest advantage (and biggest disadvantage).

    I still write lots of 'C' programs, they just happen
to have built in strings, lists, extensible arrays and other
things you always wanted in C. Thats why its C, ++ :-)

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