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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    It's been my sig for a few weeks now... :laugh:

    You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

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    Jim Crafton
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    I stand corrected! I didn't realize fat_boy had a sense of humor!

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      ahmed zahmed wrote:

      Or were you being facetious and ironic?

      Are you?

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      TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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      no, not really. Sometimes when you need the functionality of existing classes but with slight tweaks, but that code isn't polymorphic, then you have no choice but to copy/paste.

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        no, not really. Sometimes when you need the functionality of existing classes but with slight tweaks, but that code isn't polymorphic, then you have no choice but to copy/paste.

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        Lost User
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        Of course.. anyway this was just a quote

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          ahmed zahmed wrote:

          Or were you being facetious and ironic?

          Are you?

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          TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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          i see from someone else's post that you were "quoting" fat_boy. understood. LOL...

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          • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

            I have written applications in C/C++ for embedded and C#/VB for enterprises.When it comes to choosing between C and C++ for an application i always go to C, no matter how much much much features C++ has

            Behzad

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            Nemanja Trifunovic
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            None of the abovementioned languages (C, C++, C#, VB) are very good, IMHO, but C++ is among other things a better C. Not much better C, granted, but still better.

            utf8-cpp

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            • J Jim Crafton

              Well he mentions embedded systems, and I've heard horror stories about how bad some of the compilers are in terms of supporting C++, so it might just be less hassle dealing with C. Occasionally I do some OpenVMS development and it's always in C. I'd rather do C++, but the compiler is so slow that it's not worth the hassle.

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              I've never done C++ on OpenVMS; only C -- Whitesmith's C, VAX C, DEC C, Compaq C (?), HP C. The hobbyist license and media seem to include it, but I haven't installed it.

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              • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                I have written applications in C/C++ for embedded and C#/VB for enterprises.When it comes to choosing between C and C++ for an application i always go to C, no matter how much much much features C++ has

                Behzad

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                I've only dabbled in C++; I've had no need for its "features". In my opinion, object-oriented languages are like big trucks, boats, and planes -- when you need them, you need them. But you don't need them if you're just going to the local pub. I don't like having to use objects and namespaces just to write "Hello world!" in C#. X| "Use the right tool for the right job." -- Scotty, et al

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                • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                  I have written applications in C/C++ for embedded and C#/VB for enterprises.When it comes to choosing between C and C++ for an application i always go to C, no matter how much much much features C++ has

                  Behzad

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                  dighn
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                  C is the way to go for embedded for many reasons. 90+% of the code I write is C but I'm not a big fan of it. Expressing higher level constructs and concepts like classes and polymorphism is extremely verbose in C.

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                  • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                    Well, you could use the C++ compiler as a better "C" (i.e. only use the "C" features). That fixes many of the holes of "C". I'm interested to understand your reasons for excluding "C++" from consideration though.

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                    Behzad Sedighzadeh
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                    Can you please tell me some of holes? I have done embedded coding in C and C++. In C you can use files in which source codes can act as classes and you can write application and do not use OOP features. Once upon a time, i heard from a guy " C++ is C with another syntax!".At the time,for the desktop i was using C# and for a embedded application C++. Now Iam using C in linux and altough IDEs are not as good as VS, i think that guy's opnoin was correct.I love coding in C which i think simplifies thinking; All in all There are some rules you must obey, no matter you use OOP or structured programming, etc.

                    Behzad

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                    • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                      I have written applications in C/C++ for embedded and C#/VB for enterprises.When it comes to choosing between C and C++ for an application i always go to C, no matter how much much much features C++ has

                      Behzad

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      B will fight you. He thinks he's better because he's one letter higher up in the alphabet.

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                        B will fight you. He thinks he's better because he's one letter higher up in the alphabet.

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                        Speaking of alphabetic superiority. :rolleyes:

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                        • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                          I have written applications in C/C++ for embedded and C#/VB for enterprises.When it comes to choosing between C and C++ for an application i always go to C, no matter how much much much features C++ has

                          Behzad

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                          Jeremy Falcon
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                          C is my favorite programming language in existence - bar none. However, there are plenty of times I'd choose C++ over C. I wouldn't want to write a n-tier business app in C for instance.

                          Jeremy Falcon

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                          • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                            Can you please tell me some of holes? I have done embedded coding in C and C++. In C you can use files in which source codes can act as classes and you can write application and do not use OOP features. Once upon a time, i heard from a guy " C++ is C with another syntax!".At the time,for the desktop i was using C# and for a embedded application C++. Now Iam using C in linux and altough IDEs are not as good as VS, i think that guy's opnoin was correct.I love coding in C which i think simplifies thinking; All in all There are some rules you must obey, no matter you use OOP or structured programming, etc.

                            Behzad

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                            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                            Behzad Sedighzadeh wrote:

                            some of holes?

                            well, some of this was fixed by the C99 spec. 0. default function return value of "int" if not specified. Is "void" in C++/C99 1. better type safty.

                            for instance: formal function declaration needs type spec
                            int myfunc(a, b, c) is disallowed
                            must be:
                            int myfunc(int a, int b, int c);

                            2. use of "const" instead of MACROs 3. standardized handling of arrays .vs. pointers 4. standardized pointer arithmetic. 5. more/better standard libraries. things like that.

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                            • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                              Can you please tell me some of holes? I have done embedded coding in C and C++. In C you can use files in which source codes can act as classes and you can write application and do not use OOP features. Once upon a time, i heard from a guy " C++ is C with another syntax!".At the time,for the desktop i was using C# and for a embedded application C++. Now Iam using C in linux and altough IDEs are not as good as VS, i think that guy's opnoin was correct.I love coding in C which i think simplifies thinking; All in all There are some rules you must obey, no matter you use OOP or structured programming, etc.

                              Behzad

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                              Kevin McFarlane
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                              Behzad Sedighzadeh wrote:

                              you can write application and do not use OOP features

                              C++ is technically a multi-paradigm language, you're not obliged to use OO. There are advantages to using procedural C++ - better abstraction and type safety and also STL.

                              Behzad Sedighzadeh wrote:

                              I love coding in C which i think simplifies thinking

                              I don't do either C or C++ these days but I much prefer C++.

                              Kevin

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                              • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                                harold aptroot wrote:

                                copy and paste

                                LOL. Yeah sometimes that is the correct answer, but sometimes you're using a third-party library so you don't have possibility to copy and paste. Or were you being facetious and ironic?

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                                Kevin McFarlane
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                                ahmed zahmed wrote:

                                Yeah sometimes that is the correct answer

                                Well, when you first learn programming don't you effectively start off with copying and pasting, :) e.g., copy an example from a book or other source and then play with it to see what's going on.

                                Kevin

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                                • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                                  None of the abovementioned languages (C, C++, C#, VB) are very good, IMHO, but C++ is among other things a better C. Not much better C, granted, but still better.

                                  utf8-cpp

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                                  Kevin McFarlane
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                                  Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

                                  None of the abovementioned languages (C, C++, C#, VB) are very good

                                  So what's your definition of a very good language then? I thought you were a C++ worshipper?

                                  Kevin

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                                    Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

                                    None of the abovementioned languages (C, C++, C#, VB) are very good

                                    So what's your definition of a very good language then? I thought you were a C++ worshipper?

                                    Kevin

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                                    Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                                    Probably he is an F# lover now.

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                                      Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

                                      None of the abovementioned languages (C, C++, C#, VB) are very good

                                      So what's your definition of a very good language then? I thought you were a C++ worshipper?

                                      Kevin

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                                      Nemanja Trifunovic
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                                      Kevin McFarlane wrote:

                                      I thought you were a C++ worshipper?

                                      Wow! I don't worship programming languages. C++ lets me do my job, but I wouldn't call it a good language: first of all it is build on foundation of a really bad language (C) and it really can't go too far in fixing its flaws without breaking the compatibility. It is hard to learn, full of surprises, and the syntax is so complex that it is very hard to make good tools.

                                      Kevin McFarlane wrote:

                                      So what's your definition of a very good language then?

                                      Don't know the definition, but some of the languages I like (low-level to high-level) are: Ada, Modula-2, OCaml/F#, Haskell, Dylan, Scheme. Mind you, I've never done anything serious with any of them, and I wouldn't pick any of them for any serious project. If a job needs to be done I always end up with ugly languages: C++, Perl, JavaScript, C#, VBA.

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                                      • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                        Probably he is an F# lover now.

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                                        Nemanja Trifunovic
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                                        Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                                        he is an F# lover now

                                        :) I like F#, but wouldn't really bet any money on it's success.

                                        utf8-cpp

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                                        • B Behzad Sedighzadeh

                                          Can you please tell me some of holes? I have done embedded coding in C and C++. In C you can use files in which source codes can act as classes and you can write application and do not use OOP features. Once upon a time, i heard from a guy " C++ is C with another syntax!".At the time,for the desktop i was using C# and for a embedded application C++. Now Iam using C in linux and altough IDEs are not as good as VS, i think that guy's opnoin was correct.I love coding in C which i think simplifies thinking; All in all There are some rules you must obey, no matter you use OOP or structured programming, etc.

                                          Behzad

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                                          Nemanja Trifunovic
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                                          Behzad Sedighzadeh wrote:

                                          Can you please tell me some of holes?

                                          One that really bothers me is implicit casting of pointers to void*

                                          utf8-cpp

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