Fun. 1) This is a matter of opinion, but I seriously doubt it. C# is a language targeted towards Microsoft's Language Independent, "Platform Independent" Virtual Machine (known as the Microsoft .NET platform)
The C# design is specific to Microsoft, and requires a Microsoft .NET VM to run (although it can be compiled straight to architecture-dependant bit code) It may be feasible that in the future, the Microsoft .NET platform will dominate....HOWEVER, C# is a language DESIGNED to build Windows GUI applications. C++ and VB code can also target .NET.. In other words: C# most likely won't dominate because it's specific to one company and one type of application. If .NET dominates, which isn't a given (especially if you look at industry acceptance of other targeted software VM's like Java), that doesn't imply C# will dominate as programmers will likely keep using C++, which works fine for .NET, for most serious projects. 2) I'd say no, but this again is a personal opinion. It's more powerful in that you can design a nice looking GUI and work with Windows components more quickly and efficiently. However, this is also true of Visual Basic when compared to C++, and I don't think that VB is more powerful than C++. 3) No. Unlike the C/C++ relationship, where C++ is a superset of C (i.e. any C program is a C++ program, but not vice-versa) C# is a C++ syntax-like language with almost completely new rules. Porting the SDK to C# might be possible (and would be an interesting problem) but would have several major hurdles - the first one being building an interface from the engine, through the .NET framework, to the C# HL SDK In conclusion, if you're learning how to program stick with C++. It's a powerful language that gives you a firm grasp of OOP and computer architecture. Furthermore, on the odd chance that everyone adopts .NET (which means all the Linux users out there put XP on their boxes) then learning C# won't be too tough with a strong C++ background. Hope this helps, David -----Original Message----- From: Cortex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlcoders] Questions about C# Hello, This morning, I went to the library to buy a book about C++. The one I had before was to superficial. But, it isn't the subject of this message :D I saw much more books about C# than about C++ ! I was amazed ! I thought this Micro$oft new langage was just a try ! I have a few questions about this langage : - will it remplace the C++ ? And have I to learn the *depth* of C# rather than C++ (because C++ will be out of date soon ?) ? - is it more powerful than C++ ? I think it's a oriented object langage, but I wonder if it's really more powerful than C++ for applications which doesn't use Windows's interface (like DLL, HL SDK, etc...) - Can it be used with HL SDK ? I hope you'll understand what I mean and you have the answers to this :-) - Cortex : mapper & coder www.hlalbator.fr.st _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
