My apologies if this gets asked/discussed a lot. With c# rampaging through
corporate USA (and other countries), what impact will this have on the usage
and future of c++? I've used both of them a bit. I'm in school, and our CS
program does not use c#, but uses mostly c++ and a bit of java. C# is
relegated ot the CIS programs. Out there in the real world, what kind of a
future does c++ have? 29 3125
Zootal wrote: My apologies if this gets asked/discussed a lot. With c# rampaging through corporate USA (and other countries), what impact will this have on the usage and future of c++? I've used both of them a bit. I'm in school, and our CS program does not use c#, but uses mostly c++ and a bit of java. C# is relegated ot the CIS programs. Out there in the real world, what kind of a future does c++ have?
C++ isn't going away any time soon.
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news:zt******** *************** *******@giganew s.com... My apologies if this gets asked/discussed a lot. With c# rampaging through corporate USA (and other countries), what impact will this have on the usage and future of c++? I've used both of them a bit. I'm in school, and our CS program does not use c#, but uses mostly c++ and a bit of java. C# is relegated ot the CIS programs. Out there in the real world, what kind of a future does c++ have?
C++ is platform-independent.
C# is only usable on a limited set of platforms.
Now you decide.
-Mike
"Zootal" <nousenetspam at dead ice dot us> wrote: My apologies if this gets asked/discussed a lot. With c# rampaging through corporate USA (and other countries), what impact will this have on the usage and future of c++? I've used both of them a bit. I'm in school, and our CS program does not use c#, but uses mostly c++ and a bit of java. C# is relegated ot the CIS programs. Out there in the real world, what kind of a future does c++ have?
In 2004, I said Ruby will replace C++.
In 2000, MS said C# will replace C++.
In 1995, Sun said Java will replace C++.
In 1990, MS said VB will replace C++.
In 1985, NeXT said Objective C will replace C.
In 1980, PARC said Smalltalk will replace C.
So, it looks like it's unanimous. C++ will be replaced!
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Zootal wrote: [...] Out there in the real world, what kind of a future does c++ have?
Ask not what kind of future the language can have. Ask what
kind of future you can have in the language.
V
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Phlip wrote: "Zootal" <nousenetspam at dead ice dot us> wrote:
My apologies if this gets asked/discussed a lot. With c# rampaging through corporate USA (and other countries), what impact will this have on the usage and future of c++? I've used both of them a bit. I'm in school, and our CS program does not use c#, but uses mostly c++ and a bit of java. C# is relegated ot the CIS programs. Out there in the real world, what kind of a future does c++ have?
In 2004, I said Ruby will replace C++.
In 2000, MS said C# will replace C++.
In 1995, Sun said Java will replace C++.
In 1990, MS said VB will replace C++.
In 1985, NeXT said Objective C will replace C.
In 1980, PARC said Smalltalk will replace C.
So, it looks like it's unanimous. C++ will be replaced!
No language ever actually 'replaces' another, after all, C++ hasn't even
replaced C! There's so much existing C++ code out there that people will
always be needing C++ compilers and C++ programmers to keep them working
and up to date.
But C++ is increasingly showing its age in the form of old-fashioned
ways of doing things. This won't bother the older programmers who've
used it throughout their career, but it won't be attracting younger
ones. Back in the 80's when C++ first came out, I remember the
breathless excitement people had with it. I haven't seen much of that
for years about C++.
I do see such excitement for modern languages like D and Ruby, and I
also see a much younger demographic using those languages.
-Walter Bright www.digitalmars.com C, C++, D programming language compilers
Walter Bright wrote: [..] Back in the 80's when C++ first came out, I remember the breathless excitement people had with it. I haven't seen much of that for years about C++.
Back in 1900s when electricity was taking over lighting of the streets,
houses and running machines, there was excitement. I can't say that I
remember any excitement about electric power for years. But where would
our life be without it? That's my take on C++.
V
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I guess I will rephrase his question because I have a similar kind of
concerns as I have recently started dabbling in C++ out of hobby and
future commercial reasons for last few months.
Will getting a decent proficiency in C++ help me learn JAVA, C# or
python more quickly or will I have to start from scratch when I get to
those languages?
I guess the analogy would be if one knows how to drive a car it will be
relatively easier to learn to drive a big Trailer........ le*******@gmail .com wrote: I guess I will rephrase his question because I have a similar kind of concerns as I have recently started dabbling in C++ out of hobby and future commercial reasons for last few months. Will getting a decent proficiency in C++ help me learn JAVA, C# or python more quickly or will I have to start from scratch when I get to those languages? I guess the analogy would be if one knows how to drive a car it will be relatively easier to learn to drive a big Trailer........
It is certainly easier to learn to drive a big trailer if you already
know how to drive some form of vehicle is it not?
Programming concepts are universal.
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news:e3******** **@news.datemas .de... Zootal wrote: [...] Out there in the real world, what kind of a future does c++ have?
Ask not what kind of future the language can have. Ask what kind of future you can have in the language.
That is to some extant the question. What kind of a future will I have in
years to come learning c++? My current skill set is with VFP, which is a
dead tool. I feel like the old COBOL programmers who can't find COBOL work
anymore. Time to learn something new.
My take is that right now, c# is Microsoft (yes there is an open source/xnix
c# compiler, but how stable and complete is it?). I think that will help you
if you are a Microsoft shop, but for the rest of the world, using c# may not
be an option simply because of the strong association with MS. Given a
choice between a MS exclusive tool, and a universal tool, I'll take the
universal router.
What is D? What is Ruby?
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