Subj : Re: C++
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Nov 10 2019 11:54 am

  Re: Re: C++
  By: Nightfox to Dr. What on Sat Nov 09 2019 08:52 pm

 >   Re: Re: C++
 >   By: Dr. What to crow on Sat Nov 09 2019 06:42 pm
 >
 >  DW> Although C++ and Java are in demand, their demand is waning. Python, on
 >  DW> the other hand, is growing.
 >  DW> On top of that, Python is much better for learning how to program.
 >
 > Python is getting more popular, but I'm not sure how much C++ might be
 > waning. C++ started to gain a lot of modern features with C++11, and there
 > are new C++ standards coming out about every 3 years now (there has been
 > C++11, C++14, and now a C++20 is planned for next year.  I think the more
 > modern features being added to C++ may be helping its popularity right now.
 >
 >  DW> Remember that C++ is not a redesign of C. C++ is C with objects bolted
 >  DW> on. All C programs are valid C++ programs.
 >
 > C++ isn't a true superset of C.  C++ is maybe 99% compatible with C, but
 > there are some features from C that don't quite work the same in C++.
 > Objective-C is a true superset of C though (and it's true to say any C
 > program is also a valid Objective-C program).
 >
 >  DW> As a software professional for 30+ years, I would say "No". C++ isn't
 >  DW> worth learning today.
 >  DW> It's sort of like learning COBOL right before Y2K.
 >
 > I'm not sure about that..  C++ is still used for a good number of projects.
 > And C++ has been around so long that it (along with C) is a sort of de-facto
 > standard for some things (i.e., C is the de-facto standard for the external
 > interface for Windows DLLs and shared libarries on Linux).
 >
 > It seems C++ has been in the top 3 popular programming languages for at
 > least the last several years or so.  I've heard the top 3 are Java, C, and
 > C++, and that still seems to be the case:
 > https://zd.net/32wIY0E
 > Full URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/programming-language-popularity-c-bo
 > unces-back-at -pythons-expense/

You seen this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og847HVwRSI ?

Seems topical and mesmerizing. :-)

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