Is C++ going to die ?

David Wulff

Eventually, yes, when machines start writing their own code and we can interface with them using our brain, but for the forseable future I wouldn't start worrying.

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bneacetp

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Matt Newman

pfft... who needs c++. assembly is where its at. Matt Newman
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Shog9 0

ace1664 wrote: C++ looks more and more limitated... Is it going to die ? Not in the foreseeable future. ace1664 wrote: - Developement with mcf is time consuming MFC != C++. And even if you're writing Win32 GUI apps, MFC isn't the only library you can use to speed things up. ace1664 wrote: Templates syntax can't describe advenced specification for the class whitch will be hosted at compilation time No? What kind of advanced specifications are you looking for? ace1664 wrote: Run time information doesn't describe classe's members, whitch could be usefull for serialisation I've never seen a more-than-trivial example of serialization where a significant amount of time was spent listing the class members to be serialized. ace1664 wrote: Pointers can acces every byte in memory, that don't alow compilator to use registers the best way. Java sometimes does better In practice, this is an advantage far more often than it's a limitation.

Shog9

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Colin Angus Mackay

bneacetp wrote: Do you have some kind of grudge against me or what? :confused: Looked like a jocular sort of comment to me.

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Colin Angus Mackay

Richard Stringer wrote: NO That's the sort of response I like - Short and to the point.

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Giles

Nope. Not likely. And if you are a developer, its one of the better paid on average.

Lost User

Whoa, prime example of how right-wing fundies don't have the market cornered on knee-jerk reactionary comments. Unless you were kidding like Colin said, but I didn't really get that from your comment - it's like responding to "have a nice day" with "how is that possible with all the terrible things in the world GRAAAUGH" Have a nice day, though! And personally, I just wanted to use the term "knee-jerk reactionary comment" because i think it sounds cool. - F

Christian Graus

ace1664 wrote: Developement with mcf is time consuming You mean MFC ? What does that have to do with C++ ? I hope C++ doesn't die. If it does, C# and VB.NET will die, as there'll be no language to write the compilers in. Christian I have several lifelong friends that are New Yorkers but I have always gravitated toward the weirdo's. - Richard Stringer

Member 96

No...why? Admittedly I'm an agnostic so I don't really understand how these things work, but .... ;)

Shog9 0

That'd be a tad hypocritical, wouldn't it? Unless he's a "Miss America" contestant on the side... :)

Shog9

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Jeremy Falcon

Christian Graus wrote: I hope C++ doesn't die. If it does, C# and VB.NET will die, as there'll be no language to write the compilers in. LMAO! Jeremy Falcon

Stuart van Weele

ace1664 wrote: - Pointers can acces every byte in memory, that don't alow compilator to use registers the best way. Java sometimes does better Not true. Compilers with aggressive optimization can do a great job. ace1664 wrote: Run time information doesn't describe classe's members, whitch could be usefull for serialisation Thats the job of the class / library, not the language. ace1664 wrote: Templates syntax can't describe advenced specification for the class whitch will be hosted at compilation time I have know idea what you are trying to say here... ace1664 wrote: Developement with mcf is time consuming MFC is not C++, it's a library for Windows development. It's also a fine tool once you scale the learning cliff.

Member 96

Typical knee-jerk-reactionary comment from the type of person that likes to say "have a nice day"! ;P

Arch Stanton

Look at it this way: We've been trying to kill FORTRAN for decades and though we've tried everything from cyanide in its milkshakes to a gallon of gasoline and a match, it continues to show up in undergrad engineering classes and the dark hallways of companies. Like ants at a picnic or roaches after a nuclear blast, C++, like FORTRAN, will be around long after it has worn out its welcome and its usefulness. We will all see a day when C++, FORTRAN and the like will no longer be an issue for us, and that, my friends, will be the day that our prepaid funeral arrangements will finally be put to good use. Program in whatever you think is fun when doing it as a hobby. ...even if it is a language that garners snickers when seen on a resume or bittersweet memories of that first software job out of college during the Eisenhower administration when mentioned to the elderly. The important thing is that you will be honing your skills as an artist, and this is what will mean something after you've spent 20 minutes learning the syntax of the language du jour. Let's face it, even Latin is still around. E

peterchen

I agree. With you.

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JWood

There is not much to challenge C++ - Java and C# are too slow for many applications (games, graphics intensive) and I don't know many large corps that program in it. For server-side software it is out of the picture, but for standalone applications I would say it is still the only choice, for anything but toy applications. 8bit C is still being used on microcontrollers.

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Russell Morris

Yes, C++ will most certainly die. Currently, it is scheduled to die within 10 years of the last lines of COBOL being removed from all Production systems across the world. This event itself will be predated by at least 5 years by the removal of the last line of FORTRAN from all Productions systems across the world. ;) -- Russell Morris "So, broccoli, mother says you're good for me... but I'm afraid I'm no good for you!" - Stewy

Nish Nishant

I have a VC++ t-shirt (given me by Chris M a couple years ago) that has "My compiler compiled yours" on its backside. Whenever people who were enamoured by C# told me that C++ is gonna die soon, and I happen to be wearing this t-shirt, I'd turn around and point at the text and keep quiet. I'd wait till they got it and then smile, a very short smile and walk away slowly :-D

Rocky Moore

Well, not for a long time.. Look, we still have BASIC and we have tried to kill it for decades ;) Rocky <>< Photo Diet?[^]