Board:   [DeveloperNet] DeveloperNet General
Subject: Re: New in town
From:    Vk3jed
Date:    Fri Mar 24, 2017 21:43

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-=> Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Ni> C is (theoretically) a fairly simple language, since it doesn't have
 Ni> object-oriented programming and other features of more modern
 Ni> languages.

It has a lot of syntax and different ways of being used.  I'm not great with
rote memory.  I found Java fairly straightforward in that regard.

 Ni> C++, on the other hand, can get a little tricky/messy, but it's also a
 Ni> very powerful language, so it can be good to know.  They added quite a
 Ni> bit of good stuff to the C++ 2011 standard, and C++ is still used for
 Ni> quite a bit of things these days.

Yes, I have quite a lot of C++ software on my Linux systems.  g++ is a must
have compiler for me. :)

 > Unlike most geeks, a lot of my time is devoted to sport (which is probably
 > the thing that will allow me to handle coding!).  So I don't have a lot of
 > time to dedicate to new languages.

 Ni> I saw something online recently that said "I know more about Star Trek
 Ni> than I do about sports - AndI'm okay with that."  ;)

Haha, I know a lot about both.  I enjoy the thrill of high speed under my own
power. :D


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