Re: object-oriented C programming
Jan Martin Mathiassen wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 01:14:13PM +1100, Sam Couter wrote:
> > I think you've just supported my point that C++ isn't really a good example
> > of an OO language so much as a collection of hacks and extensions for C. ;)
>
> can someone tell me just what the fuck this bullshit is all about?
>
> it's really fucking simple. some people program in C. some people program in
> C++. heck, some people program in pascal, and like it.
>
> i started in pascal, and moved over to C++, and over time, i've tried my
> hands at pure C. gee. it almost looks like the same language, just with
> a slightly different syntax ... and? is it worth *all* this bullshit?
it's worth a lot more.
they might look similar but are a LOT different. Stroustrap explained
it quite well...
> as i said before, some people use C, some C++. neither is Better Than The
> Other One (tm). now sit the fuck down and stop acting like kids that go "you
> use C, therefore you suck. oh, and my mother can kick your father's ass", or
> the other way around. it wastes time better spent elsewhere.
perhaps somebody will be so pissed of by stupidity of opposition that
she takes some book to support her opinion and in the process learns
something new. that would make it worth it. sort of. it's kinda off
topic though (even though it might make debian better, so it's not
completely off)
erik
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