I don't want to start a war but why would I choose one over the other?
First and foremost I need to keep in mind marketability of the skill and
the future of the language.
I'm getting the feeling I'll be moving from VB to one or the other. I
have some say on which but perhaps not the final decision. I have used
C and C++ a little bit years ago. I have no experience in C#. I don't
expect it to be that difficult but I hate remembering the idiosyncrasies
of too many languages so I'd like to pick one C# or C++ and make the
right choice.
Jun 27 '08
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Microsoft developed C# specifically for the web. VB.NET was developed and
remains being developed using C#.
What motivated me to choose C# was the indisputable fact that web
development is a client-server paradigm and as such separate language skills
are needed for client-side and server-side development.
JavaScript is the defacto standard for all client-side web development.
Since JavaScript was derived from C both JavaScript and C# have exactly the
same punctuation and nearly the same syntax and grammar making it possible
to say we can learn two or more languages for the price of one so to speak.
<%= Clinton Gallagher
"cj" <cj@nospam.nosp amwrote in message
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>I don't want to start a war but why would I choose one over the other?
First and foremost I need to keep in mind marketability of the skill and
the future of the language.
I'm getting the feeling I'll be moving from VB to one or the other. I
have some say on which but perhaps not the final decision. I have used C
and C++ a little bit years ago. I have no experience in C#. I don't
expect it to be that difficult but I hate remembering the idiosyncrasies
of too many languages so I'd like to pick one C# or C++ and make the right
choice.
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:34:46 -0700, Michael D. Ober
<obermd.@.alum. mit.edu.nospam. wrote:
>C++ is a dying language. [...]
Huh? Our entire telecommunicati ons industry is written in C and C++ and
C++ is still the way to go for embedded systems.
I think he meant that "C++ is a dying language" in the same way that
FORTRAN and COBOL are "dying languages". Of course, those languages have
been dying for decades and still are in broad use. So C++ could take a
little while to finally kick the bucket too. :)
As far as embedded systems go, I think you will find that just as
C++ superceded assembly and hand-written machine code for embedded
systems, so too is C++ likely to be superceded by some other language.
For example, Java is already in widespread use as a platform language for
mobile phones, and it's not unreasonable to expect that inasmuch as
Windows is the OS for some embedded systems, C# and .NET will wind up
being commonly used in embedded systems as well.
Pete
MC wrote:
>Dealing with existing C++ code can be a disaster when you have lots of
inexperience d programmers on your team. To program well in C++ you have
to learn disciplined modern C++ practices, such as reference counted
smart pointers, RAII, exception safety, etc. Picking up a good style is
impossible when you learn from old C++ books. Companies who hire C++
programmers tend to have lots of legacy code that I wouldn't consider
modern or easy to maintain.
That is a good point. Object-oriented programming wasn't mature when C++ came into use. There is a lot of bad C++ code in the world, and C++ makes it easy to write bad code and create programs that crash.
Curious. I wouldn't see C# as fundamentally better for writing
Object-oriented code. I see the two languages as essentially the same
but C# has removed the need for explicit memory management and a few
other house keeping issues (ok I know C# isn't quite as flexible and
full featured as C++). So C# is a bit like driving an automatic rather
than as stick shift. The really complicated thing is the driving not the
mundane task of changing gear.
I would chose C# as it is easier than C++ but more importantly you are
more likely to be given new code to write in C# rather than decipher
some arcane legacy system in C++.
I think C will outlive C++. C is going to continue to be a good language for small routines where performance is paramount. For such things, I find myself writing "C-barely-plus-plus," which is C with slight use of the C++ extensions. But when I want real object-oriented programming, I use C#.
I can't see why anyone would want to use C rather than C++?
"RFOG" <no@mail.comh a scritto nel messaggio
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I strongly disagree. Of course C++ is alive into embedded systems, but you
forget one thing: Java VM is done in C++, and if C++ disappears... Windows
will disappear because Windows is done in C and most in C++... Linux will
disappear too.
I agree with you, RFOG.
Only one point: Linux (the kernel) is built in pure C (not C++).
And actually it is impssible to buid an OS in Java or in a .NET languge.
.NET MicroFramework is the most low level C# and it is a layer over...
emmmm... rrrrr... ¡C++!
You're right.
Moreover, I doubt that very big and successfull apps (like Microsoft Office,
or Visual Studio, or even non-Microsoft apps like Photoshop) could be built
using C# (or Java...). Or, if they would be built with C# or some other
"managed" language, what would be the memory occupation and would they be as
snappy as the C++ versions?
Instead, for Internet stuff like ASP.NET, I think that C# (or VB.NET as
well) is a clear winner over C++.
Just use the right tool for the right job.
Giovanni
CJ,
I guess you were surprised of how many replies you got so far!!
Anyway, if you want to move to C# or C++, know this:
a.. C# is a virtual machine - a little like java and VB already - at run-time your program is interpreted by another program called the CLR. It shields you from a lot of computer internals, but unlike VB, does a good job of offering you a nice object-oriented API. C# is just so cool for developers! The price to pay for this niceness is that programs are not as low-level as in C++, and thus will run a little slower.
b.. C++ on the contrary in just above C and assembler in terms of level. C++ will provide you with a rather direct access to the machine, a lot of efficiency, a lot of freedom. However, using that freedom and this more direct access to the OS, you will most probably hang yourself with the rope one day. It is much, much harder to harness all the power of C++, COM, Win32, etc., than it is to learn C# (as mentioned in another post). You can do programs that run faster, but you have less of a safety net when you decide to explore the untamed wilderness.
Wrapping up the above, C# is perfect for business applications that require more safety and faster development speed. I would say, in general, there way much more market for C#.
C++ is ideal if you want to do device drivers, develop system components, etc.
When it come to marketability, you have to assess your geographic situation. If you live in Silicon Valley, you probably need to develop in low-level and learn C++, or even master assembler. If you live in Montreal, the market is much higher level; C# is clearly adviseable. If you're unsure, refer to your local job web-site. Look up for what programer jobs are offered in your vicinity, and what they ask for in terms of knowledge and experience.
In any event, knowing how to manage a database is always - everywhere in the world - a wonderful though less glamourous asset.
Be good!
"cj" <cj@nospam.nosp amwrote in message news:uK******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP06.phx.gbl...
>I don't want to start a war but why would I choose one over the other?
First and foremost I need to keep in mind marketability of the skill and
the future of the language.
I'm getting the feeling I'll be moving from VB to one or the other. I
have some say on which but perhaps not the final decision. I have used
C and C++ a little bit years ago. I have no experience in C#. I don't
expect it to be that difficult but I hate remembering the idiosyncrasies
of too many languages so I'd like to pick one C# or C++ and make the
right choice.
Daniel Boulerice wrote:
>
CJ,
I guess you were surprised of how many replies you got so far!!
Anyway, if you want to move to C# or C++, know this:
a.. C# is a virtual machine - a little like java and VB already -
at run-time your program is interpreted by another program called the
CLR.
No, it isn't. At runtime, it is compiled just-in-time and it runs
natively, it is not interpreted. The CLR is not another program either,
it is the main runtime library that comes with .NET, and also runs
natively. AFAIK, most C++ products also have a runtime library. .NET's
CLR is just more extensive.
--
Rudy Velthuis http://rvelthuis.de
"This book fills a much-needed gap."
-- Moses Hadas (1900-1966) in a review
Daniel Boulerice wrote:
* C# is a virtual machine - a little like java and VB already - at
run-time your program is interpreted by another program called the
CLR.
Try google "JIT compiler".
Arne
Nick wrote:
Curious. I wouldn't see C# as fundamentally better for writing
Object-oriented code. I see the two languages as essentially the same
but C# has removed the need for explicit memory management and a few
other house keeping issues
More access levels, interfaces and delegates seems
to me to be features that makes good OOP easier.
Arne
Michael D. Ober wrote:
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>"cj" <cj@nospam.nosp amwrote in message
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>>I don't want to start a war but why would I choose one over the other?
First and foremost I need to keep in mind marketability of the skill and
the future of the language.
C++ is a dying language. It was an experimental object-oriented
C-based language and has been superseded by Java and C#, which are the
real thing. Even the inventor of C++ did not intend it to last very
long, despite the great popularity that it achieved in the late 1990s.
Huh? Our entire telecommunicati ons industry is written in C and C++ and
C++ is still the way to go for embedded systems.
And a lot of other stuff.
Most of the OLE/COM stuff in Windows and Office is C++.
Lots of Windows apps out there are also build using MFC.
And I would not call C++ experimental. It is used in a lot
of production code.
Of course things has progressed since the mid 1980's. Java
learned from and improved from C++. And C# learned from and
improved from Java.
For a typical business application I will absolutely
recommend Java or C# over C++.
But C++ will live on for many years. Because of the bazillions
of lines of code that exist. And because of special requirements
for hardware access or real time characteristics that Java and C#
can not meet.
Arne
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Nick wrote:
Curious. I wouldn't see C# as fundamentally better for writing
Object-oriented code. I see the two languages as essentially the same
but C# has removed the need for explicit memory management and a few
other house keeping issues
More access levels, interfaces and delegates seems
to me to be features that makes good OOP easier.
Just some clarification: In C++ you have interfaces (abstract classes) and
delegates (std::tr1::func tion or boost::function )
Regards
--
Cholo Lennon
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