John Matthews wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Bill Cunningham" <bill...@...> wrote: >> I thought this group was about *standard* C and C++. > >>From the c-prog home page: > > "This list is for discussion of anything related to C/C++. This > includes compilers, writing code, making templates, creating > libraries, and whatever else is related." > > Personally I think as long as you are using ANSI C/C++, or something > close to it eg. not C#, then it's ok. Whether the code is dealing with > Posix sockets or light sockets doesn't really matter :-) > > John
IMO, the ANSI C/C++ Standards are light years behind reality. Sockets, databases, GUIs, etc. are ubiquitous and cross-platform (or have toolkits that are cross-platform). Plus, we have a whole bunch of people here who are knowledgeable in all the areas I just mentioned who work with those areas in C/C++ on a daily basis. Why would we deny others access to that vast source of knowledge on such a minor technicality as the ANSI Standard? That said, the main focus is learning C/C++ and that means focusing on the Standards first to get people grounded in proper development practices. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
