To : Nightfox

Subj : Re: C++
To : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Nov 10 2019 11:54 am

Re: Re: C++
By: Nightfox to Dr. What on Sat Nov 09 2019 08:52 pm

> Re: Re: C++
> By: Dr. What to crow on Sat Nov 09 2019 06:42 pm
>
> DW> Although C++ and Java are in demand, their demand is waning. Python, on
> DW> the other hand, is growing.
> DW> On top of that, Python is much better for learning how to program.
>
> Python is getting more popular, but I'm not sure how much C++ might be
> waning. C++ started to gain a lot of modern features with C++11, and there
> are new C++ standards coming out about every 3 years now (there has been
> C++11, C++14, and now a C++20 is planned for next year. I think the more
> modern features being added to C++ may be helping its popularity right now.
>
> DW> Remember that C++ is not a redesign of C. C++ is C with objects bolted
> DW> on. All C programs are valid C++ programs.
>
> C++ isn't a true superset of C. C++ is maybe 99% compatible with C, but
> there are some features from C that don't quite work the same in C++.
> Objective-C is a true superset of C though (and it's true to say any C
> program is also a valid Objective-C program).
>
> DW> As a software professional for 30+ years, I would say "No". C++ isn't
> DW> worth learning today.
> DW> It's sort of like learning COBOL right before Y2K.
>
> I'm not sure about that.. C++ is still used for a good number of projects.
> And C++ has been around so long that it (along with C) is a sort of de-facto
> standard for some things (i.e., C is the de-facto standard for the external
> interface for Windows DLLs and shared libarries on Linux).
>
> It seems C++ has been in the top 3 popular programming languages for at
> least the last several years or so. I've heard the top 3 are Java, C, and
> C++, and that still seems to be the case:
> https://zd.net/32wIY0E
> Full URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/programming-language-popularity-c-bo
> unces-back-at -pythons-expense/

You seen this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og847HVwRSI ?

Seems topical and mesmerizing. :-)

digital man

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