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  • M Marc Clifton

    CPallini wrote:

    On the lucky side vi is written in C.

    Unlike many of the PC and MacIntosh editors, the mouse does not move the cursor within the vi editor screen (or window). You must use the the key commands listed below. On some UNIX platforms, the arrow keys may be used as well; however, since vi was designed with the Qwerty keyboard (containing no arrow keys) in mind, the arrow keys sometimes produce strange effects in vi and should be avoided. OK, there's the stone ages, and then there's primordial ooze. vi belongs to the latter. ;) Marc

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    TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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    :thumbsup:

    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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    • N Nish Nishant

      Nice way to take advantage of Marc's boring analogy and use it as a chance to tell us about your first car. Been dying to do that, haven't you? :rolleyes:

      Regards, Nish


      Check out 7 reasons C++ devs will love the VS 14 CTP by Nish Sivakumar Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

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      Marc Clifton
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      Nish Sivakumar wrote:

      Marc's boring analogy

      Boring? BORING??? Come now, I spent actual BC's (brain cycles) working that analogy. A little respect, please! Marc

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      • N Nish Nishant

        If you are using a recent compiler, you should be able to use C++ 11 features like lambdas that would make it similar to your C#/Java programming.

        Regards, Nish


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        Pete OHanlon
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        Bah. I prefer the C++014X version, and am positively drooling at what is being investigated for 17X.

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          Bah. I prefer the C++014X version, and am positively drooling at what is being investigated for 17X.

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          So then I can ask, "is your compiler 17?" :cool:

          You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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          • M Marc Clifton

            CPallini wrote:

            On the lucky side vi is written in C.

            Unlike many of the PC and MacIntosh editors, the mouse does not move the cursor within the vi editor screen (or window). You must use the the key commands listed below. On some UNIX platforms, the arrow keys may be used as well; however, since vi was designed with the Qwerty keyboard (containing no arrow keys) in mind, the arrow keys sometimes produce strange effects in vi and should be avoided. OK, there's the stone ages, and then there's primordial ooze. vi belongs to the latter. ;) Marc

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            CPallini
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            If you don't like the primordial ooze you could use vim. You don't even need a cross compiler with to C & vi.

            THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?! -- C++ FQA Lite

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            • M Marc Clifton

              Speaking of skills I had once learned, I find myself coding in C++ again for the Beaglebone Black. While it's a nostalgic experience, I really, really, don't miss it. It's as if someone were to give me back my first car in the same condition it was in when I gave it away. Functional, does the job, etc., but old and clunky. Oh, and have I said before how I loathe Eclipse? Indeed I have. Unfortunately, the Eclipse IDE just adds to the annoyance of working in C++. For $350, this[^] is becoming more and more attractive. Marc

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              I agree Eclipse does really suck, what little I've done on BBB has been using it and C++. I guess that one reason I haven't done a lot with the BBB. As far as C++ I've been writing code encouraging the old embedded C programmers to convert but I tried that 20 some odd years ago at a place I worked and I met resistance at every turn and eventually gave up. Given C or C++ I'll take C++ every time.

              As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.

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              • P PIEBALDconsult

                So then I can ask, "is your compiler 17?" :cool:

                You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                Pete OHanlon
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                You certainly can.

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                  You certainly can.

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  :jig:

                  You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                  • M Marc Clifton

                    Speaking of skills I had once learned, I find myself coding in C++ again for the Beaglebone Black. While it's a nostalgic experience, I really, really, don't miss it. It's as if someone were to give me back my first car in the same condition it was in when I gave it away. Functional, does the job, etc., but old and clunky. Oh, and have I said before how I loathe Eclipse? Indeed I have. Unfortunately, the Eclipse IDE just adds to the annoyance of working in C++. For $350, this[^] is becoming more and more attractive. Marc

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                    VisualGBD looks interesting...

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                    • M Marc Clifton

                      That would help, but it's also things like writing header files to define the class structure and the a separate cpp file for the implementation. Seems archaic. And then of course, the huge issue -- having to remember to delete objects! Having automated garbage collection is just so nice. Marc

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                      I prefer A well written header file over a single ASP .Net page with 1000+ lines JavaScript and 3500 lines code behind. The header can serve as a directory without all the details not only for the compiler, but even more for the developers. I know that managing your memory is below most people's dignity now. In most cases it turns out that I just have to write 'delete oSomeStuff' instead of 'someStuff.Dispose()'. If that's all. Garbage collectorss make programmers ignorant and wasteful anyway. But if you must, why don't you get yourself a garbage collector for C++?

                      The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                      I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.

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                      • M Marc Clifton

                        Speaking of skills I had once learned, I find myself coding in C++ again for the Beaglebone Black. While it's a nostalgic experience, I really, really, don't miss it. It's as if someone were to give me back my first car in the same condition it was in when I gave it away. Functional, does the job, etc., but old and clunky. Oh, and have I said before how I loathe Eclipse? Indeed I have. Unfortunately, the Eclipse IDE just adds to the annoyance of working in C++. For $350, this[^] is becoming more and more attractive. Marc

                        Latest Articles - APOD Scraper and Hunt the Wumpus Short video on Membrane Computing Hunt the Wumpus (A HOPE video)

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                        Dave Calkins
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                        old and clunky? have you looked at C++11? the language continues to evolve and has some nice updates through the latest standard.

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                        • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                          and the chicks. :wtf:

                          If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                          You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                          Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                          PJ Arends
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                          chicks are over rated; I got thousands of them, nothing special at all. :|

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                          • M Marc Clifton

                            CPallini wrote:

                            On the lucky side vi is written in C.

                            Unlike many of the PC and MacIntosh editors, the mouse does not move the cursor within the vi editor screen (or window). You must use the the key commands listed below. On some UNIX platforms, the arrow keys may be used as well; however, since vi was designed with the Qwerty keyboard (containing no arrow keys) in mind, the arrow keys sometimes produce strange effects in vi and should be avoided. OK, there's the stone ages, and then there's primordial ooze. vi belongs to the latter. ;) Marc

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                            Pfft, arrow keys, the greatest key ever created is the Gold Key. http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/physical-object/digital_equipment_corporation_dec/102654870.lg.jpg[^]

                            You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

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                            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                              I agree Eclipse does really suck, what little I've done on BBB has been using it and C++. I guess that one reason I haven't done a lot with the BBB. As far as C++ I've been writing code encouraging the old embedded C programmers to convert but I tried that 20 some odd years ago at a place I worked and I met resistance at every turn and eventually gave up. Given C or C++ I'll take C++ every time.

                              As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.

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                              Marc Clifton
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                              Mike Hankey wrote:

                              Given C or C++ I'll take C++ every time.

                              100% agreed. Marc

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                                old and clunky? have you looked at C++11? the language continues to evolve and has some nice updates through the latest standard.

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                                Marc Clifton
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                                Dave Calkins wrote:

                                the language continues to evolve and has some nice updates through the latest standard.

                                I know - I need to brush up (actually, more like get a big broom and sweep up!) Marc

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                                • N Nish Nishant

                                  That depends on what you are used to. A lot of my C++ dev friends hate C# syntax.

                                  Regards, Nish


                                  Check out 7 reasons C++ devs will love the VS 14 CTP by Nish Sivakumar Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

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                                  To be honest here, Nish! Assuming the devs are just getting exposed to both the language at the same time. I'm sure C# attracts more. The simplicity of the language and robust .net framework behind the scene makes C# the preferred choice. Having said that, I truly loved every bit of C++ too. My first so many years of programming were only with C++. And I truly loved working with it. There were no complaints except for those unhumanly STL compiler error "messages". & some wired Syntaxes like the static variable "initialization" in Cpp files to name. I understand it's a language feature, but it's still not intuitive. But once I got into C#, there was no compelling reason for me to try something in C++. And honestly, I never LEARNED C# by reading books or tutorials. One fine day, I simply started coding in C# ;). I find it's one of the most intuitive language. Only when we talk about performance constraints, I might look back at C++. When I say "C++" , I mean the platform-independant , standard , stroustrup's C++. Microsoft's implementation gives me creeps :doh: Anybody wishing to learn C++ through MS implementation, I'm sure would run away. The arrow marks <^>^ pointing all directions makes the code less readable. To read it (Sample below!) like a love letter, you gotta be a bot like NISH! ;P

                                  emplate
                                  void ReadString(String^ fileName, Callback func)
                                  {
                                  StorageFolder^ item = KnownFolders::PicturesLibrary;

                                  auto getFileOp = item->GetFileAsync(fileName);
                                  getFileOp->Completed = ref new AsyncOperationCompletedHandler
                                  ([=](IAsyncOperation^ operation, AsyncStatus status)
                                  {
                                  auto storageFile = operation->GetResults();
                                  auto openOp = storageFile->OpenAsync(FileAccessMode::Read);
                                  openOp->Completed =
                                  ref new AsyncOperationCompletedHandler ([=](IAsyncOperation^ operation, AsyncStatus status)
                                  {
                                  auto istream = operation->GetResults();
                                  auto reader = ref new DataReader(istream);
                                  auto loadOp = reader->LoadAsync(istream->Size);
                                  loadOp->Completed = ref new AsyncOperationCompletedHandler
                                  ([=](IAsyncOperation^ operation, AsyncStatus status)
                                  {
                                  auto bytesRead = operation->GetResults();
                                  auto str = reader->ReadString(bytesRead);
                                  func(str);
                                  });
                                  });
                                  });
                                  }

                                  Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the las

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                                  • M Marc Clifton

                                    Mike Hankey wrote:

                                    Given C or C++ I'll take C++ every time.

                                    100% agreed. Marc

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                                    +1

                                    We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP

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                                      To be honest here, Nish! Assuming the devs are just getting exposed to both the language at the same time. I'm sure C# attracts more. The simplicity of the language and robust .net framework behind the scene makes C# the preferred choice. Having said that, I truly loved every bit of C++ too. My first so many years of programming were only with C++. And I truly loved working with it. There were no complaints except for those unhumanly STL compiler error "messages". & some wired Syntaxes like the static variable "initialization" in Cpp files to name. I understand it's a language feature, but it's still not intuitive. But once I got into C#, there was no compelling reason for me to try something in C++. And honestly, I never LEARNED C# by reading books or tutorials. One fine day, I simply started coding in C# ;). I find it's one of the most intuitive language. Only when we talk about performance constraints, I might look back at C++. When I say "C++" , I mean the platform-independant , standard , stroustrup's C++. Microsoft's implementation gives me creeps :doh: Anybody wishing to learn C++ through MS implementation, I'm sure would run away. The arrow marks <^>^ pointing all directions makes the code less readable. To read it (Sample below!) like a love letter, you gotta be a bot like NISH! ;P

                                      emplate
                                      void ReadString(String^ fileName, Callback func)
                                      {
                                      StorageFolder^ item = KnownFolders::PicturesLibrary;

                                      auto getFileOp = item->GetFileAsync(fileName);
                                      getFileOp->Completed = ref new AsyncOperationCompletedHandler
                                      ([=](IAsyncOperation^ operation, AsyncStatus status)
                                      {
                                      auto storageFile = operation->GetResults();
                                      auto openOp = storageFile->OpenAsync(FileAccessMode::Read);
                                      openOp->Completed =
                                      ref new AsyncOperationCompletedHandler ([=](IAsyncOperation^ operation, AsyncStatus status)
                                      {
                                      auto istream = operation->GetResults();
                                      auto reader = ref new DataReader(istream);
                                      auto loadOp = reader->LoadAsync(istream->Size);
                                      loadOp->Completed = ref new AsyncOperationCompletedHandler
                                      ([=](IAsyncOperation^ operation, AsyncStatus status)
                                      {
                                      auto bytesRead = operation->GetResults();
                                      auto str = reader->ReadString(bytesRead);
                                      func(str);
                                      });
                                      });
                                      });
                                      }

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                                      Sentenryu
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                                      To my eyes, that code looks more readable than the template/macro mess that is the stdlib header files on VS.

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                                        I prefer A well written header file over a single ASP .Net page with 1000+ lines JavaScript and 3500 lines code behind. The header can serve as a directory without all the details not only for the compiler, but even more for the developers. I know that managing your memory is below most people's dignity now. In most cases it turns out that I just have to write 'delete oSomeStuff' instead of 'someStuff.Dispose()'. If that's all. Garbage collectorss make programmers ignorant and wasteful anyway. But if you must, why don't you get yourself a garbage collector for C++?

                                        The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                                        I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.

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                                        Sentenryu
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                                        CDP1802 wrote:

                                        I prefer A well written header file over a single ASP .Net page with 1000+ lines JavaScript and 3500 lines code behind.

                                        have you ever seen the stdlib header files that come with VS? X|

                                        CDP1802 wrote:

                                        In most cases it turns out that I just have to write 'delete oSomeStuff' instead of 'someStuff.Dispose()'. If that's all.

                                        I was going to comment on that, turns out i'm not the only one who thinks that way :laugh:

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                                        • S Sentenryu

                                          To my eyes, that code looks more readable than the template/macro mess that is the stdlib header files on VS.

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                                          Eytukan
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                                          Well that was a quick n bad example. When you look at a real project, it seriously burns your eyes. But like you said, nothing beats Macros & templates in C++ ^^

                                          Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.

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