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- From: john@aquarius.unm.edu (John Prentice)
- Subject: Re: Modern languages: F90, C++, etc... (Was: scientists as programmers)
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- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 05:56:58 GMT
- Organization: Dept. of Physics & Astro, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <9224015.18703@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON) writes:
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- >Actually I think that C++ would be a good language to use even if you
- >*didn't* use any of the OOP features, ie. just using C++ as a better C.
- >Just grab M++ or some other class library off-the-shelf and then
- >use C++ like a conventional language.
- >
- >Then the extra features of C++ are available if you need them.
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- Fair enough.
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- John
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