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- From: john@aquarius.unm.edu (John Prentice)
- Subject: Re: Switching from Fortran to C
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- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 05:56:25 GMT
- Organization: Dept. of Physics & Astro, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- References: <1992Sep8.223138.4077@Comtech.com>
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- In article <1992Sep8.223138.4077@Comtech.com> syo@Comtech.com (Sinan Y. Othman) writes:
- >I am an experienced Fortran programmer who, after considerable resistance,
- >finally decided to switch to C. I would like to hear from others out there
- >who are, or have gone through, a similar process.
- >
-
- Let me one of the first and make a couple comments. First, don't look at
- it was a "switch". A better attitude is that you are broadening your
- horizons to include languages in addition to Fortran. Once you know
- more than one, you can choose the right one for each job, instead of being
- limited by your ignorance. The other comment I would make is to learn
- C fast and then head on to C++. C has alot of weaknesses, some of which
- are fixed in C++. In addition, with C++ you get an object oriented
- language and that is a programming paradigm well worth exploring. In any
- case, enjoy! Learning something new is always a great experience! My
- two cents worth :-) .
-
- John
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