Re: OT: Why is C so popular?
On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 10:06, Mike Mueller wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 August 2003 07:27, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > I do have to ask this one: It's possible to write
> > non-braindamaged code in C++ without learning C first?
>
> Yes. But I think it's more fun to learn OO using Python than it is using C++.
[snip]
> Solution? Learn C because it's the lingua franca and it works well. The OO
> learning curve with Python is manageable, so learn Python to build OO
> solutions. Java is probably a great OO choice too - I haven't cracked that
> nut yet. The Sun control of Java seems a little...closed...to me.
>
> C++ works perfectly for me precisely because it is a mixes C and C++ so
> easily. I work on a bit-oriented protocol (C part) that I manage with some
> OO techniques (C++ part). I think my code will earn a place of honor in the
> "brain-damaged" C++ hall of fame.
How about Python with C modules for the stuff that C does better/
faster than Python?
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