At 10:38 20/09/02 +1200, you wrote: >Ryurick M. Hristev wrote: > >> I'll second this. C and C++ are worlds apart: >> C - functional programming (paradigm of the '70-es ?) > >C is *imperative* style language >Haskell is *functional* style language >Prolog is logical >Java is OOP > >> C++ - OOP (paradigm of the '90-es) > >C++ is a (lousy) mix of imperative and OO.
<FLAME SUIT> And CoBOL is best for business data processing Something like 80% of the US Fortune 500 companies still use it for their back end processing, perhaps with a C++ or Java front end for an interface to the terminal/web. They use it for a reason - because its easy, quick and reliable, and is aimed at handling large amounts of data (ie millions of transaction per day eg American Express) My point is that I agree with whoever said that it is the problem you are trying to solve which will determine the tool you use. </FLAME SUIT> David J H Stringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] P O Box 1386 CHRISTCHURCH Ph 03 366 1152 Fax 03 366 1151
