Am 13.04.2014 00:38, schrieb H. S. Teoh:
On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:10:55PM +0000, froglegs wrote:
Why do they write such important code in C to begin with? C is
garbage compared to C++. With C++ they wouldn't need to drop down to
raw pointers and would never have these problems.
[...]
If you were to ask me 5-10 years ago which language was better, I'd say
C++. Today, I'm not so sure anymore. Both suck. And I'm not sure which
one sucks more -- 5 years ago I'd say C, but now I'm leaning towards
saying C++.
...
20 years ago I would have answered both are bad and Object Pascal/Delphi
is the way.
Sadly Borland did lots of major screw ups and let the language momentum
fade away.
C++ provides safer ways to code than C, but it requires competent
programmers.
However both C and C++ require competent programmers above what the
market is willing to pay, and on my area switching to C doesn't help
improve the quality.
Every now and then, I feel nostalgic of not writing C++ or even with my
prejudices C code at work, but then I look at the quality of code that
gets written in our outsourcing projects and get a relief not having to
go back into that world.
--
Paulo
