--- Gianni Mariani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can't be serious ! *Every* language has > problems. There is no panacea. > > I happen to think that C++ has a large number of > positive things going > for it and it's much further along the track of > stabilization than any > other language with it's capabilities. > > So, even though C++ has "niggling yucky details" it > is the Right(tm) > choice for many applications; and for a large > subset, the only suitable > language. > > Only WUSSes are scared by "niggling yucky details" > ... :-))
I agree with you, too :-) What I typically say is either you know C++ extremely well, or you're a terrible C++ programmer (leading to illegible code). Not only that, but if you're an excellent programmer, possibly using the different paradigms (eg functional programming) where applicable, those not familiar with all the paradigms you use won't be able to follow what you're doing. C++ has a huge learning curve even for the experts. I mean, after, what, at least 10 years of being distributed among the masses, there's still books being printed with new ways to design using the language. This attests both to the power and weakness of C++. OTOH, it does look like even that's stabilising (ie the frequency of such books coming out is decreasing) so maybe in another 10 years, everyone'll be familiar with all the design paradigms available in C++ :-) Noel __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
