I didn't mean to imply that any univeristy thinks C is obsolete. I was just exagerating to point out that some universities get people hooked on procedures and C, and others get people hooked on objects and C++/Java. Sometimes I do feel like C is obsolete compared to C++, though. C++ from what I've seen (and experienced today) is harder to compile. But a lot of modern compilers accept mixes of C and C++ or at least C code in C++ programs (you might need to support it with the C libraries). Because of this I sometimes feel like C++ is just a better version of C. I know its not really true. But as far as ease of use goes, I'd much rather use C++ than C, even in a procedural program. And I still say to use C in an object oriented manner is evil.
-Eric Hattemer > To be fair, I don't think anyone is saying C is completely obsolete, are > they? I'd say they just want to foil the imperialistic tendencies of a > language that was designed for and is excellent for OS development, but has > no particular business being the standard implementation language for > application development. Or are they really suggesting that C++ should be > used for OS development too? Are they going to write java VMs in java and > cross-compile them somehow? Or beg the hardware designers to put a VM on a > chip for us? > > Didactic Dave > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau > >
