Re: Resignations

[George <jirka 5z com>]

On Sun, Nov 22, 1998 at 12:35:44AM +0000, Bruce Stephens wrote:
> > plus I don't find coding in C++ fun enough to do ...
> 
> Well, picking on the trivia, I think C++ *now* is pretty nice.  i.e.,
> if you're allowed to use real C++ (as in the current standard), or
> egcs-1.1b (which isn't that far off ANSI), then things are pretty
> usable.  All those nice container libraries and algorithms make C++
> quite pleasant.  A year ago, I wouldn't be so confident, and even now,
> I think you have to rely on different implementors having sane
> template schemes.

about 2 years ago ... I would have said the same thing ... but I've found
that one can do much much more if one learns more about how C works
inside and out then by using superficial C++ funcionality ... C++ is
like a utility language gone mad ... they have utility thingies in the
syntax for everything ... it's not the fact that there wasn't a good
compiler .... it was the "bloatedness" of the language that drove me
back to C

I find languages with simpler syntax harder to learn and master, but after
then ... it's far easier to use ...

again ... THIS IS ONLY MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE ... I know a lot of
perfectly sane people who use and like C++ ... (though I think they should
all be taken out and shot:)

George

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