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"Five Popular Myths about C++, Part 3" by Bjarne Stroustrup
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Lynn McGuire
Dec 23, 2014, 7:44:33 PM12/23/14
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"Five Popular Myths about C++, Part 3" by Bjarne Stroustrup
http://isocpp.org/blog/2014/12/myths-3
1. “To understand C++, you must first learn C”
2. “C++ is an Object-Oriented Language”
3. “For reliable software, you need Garbage Collection”
4. “For efficiency, you must write low-level code”
5. “C++ is for large, complicated, programs only”
Lynn
http://isocpp.org/blog/2014/12/myths-3
1. “To understand C++, you must first learn C”
2. “C++ is an Object-Oriented Language”
3. “For reliable software, you need Garbage Collection”
4. “For efficiency, you must write low-level code”
5. “C++ is for large, complicated, programs only”
Lynn
Qu0ll
Dec 24, 2014, 7:41:20 AM12/24/14
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"Lynn McGuire" wrote in message news:m7d28c$hsq$1...@dont-email.me...
> 1. “To understand C++, you must first learn C”
Definitely not required. You will *never* understand C++ no matter how many
other languages you study first!
> 2. “C++ is an Object-Oriented Language”
Well, there's some refreshing candidness. (i.e the fact that it is NOT an OO
language).
> 3. “For reliable software, you need Garbage Collection”
You only need garbage collection if you have garbage.
> 4. “For efficiency, you must write low-level code”
Define "low-level code" please? Assembler? Poor quality code? I am glad
they're not required for efficiency because I never write either of those.
> 5. “C++ is for large, complicated, programs only”
Nah, C++ is for large, uncomplicated programs as well as small complicated,
small uncomplicated, and all variations of of medium sizes and levels of
complication and will fail just as spectacularly in all those scenarios!
Merry Christmas!
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And loving it,
-Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
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> 1. “To understand C++, you must first learn C”
other languages you study first!
> 2. “C++ is an Object-Oriented Language”
language).
> 3. “For reliable software, you need Garbage Collection”
> 4. “For efficiency, you must write low-level code”
they're not required for efficiency because I never write either of those.
> 5. “C++ is for large, complicated, programs only”
small uncomplicated, and all variations of of medium sizes and levels of
complication and will fail just as spectacularly in all those scenarios!
Merry Christmas!
--
And loving it,
-Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
_________________________________________________
Qu0llS...@gmail.com
[Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me]
Puppet_Sock
Jan 13, 2015, 9:26:15 AM1/13/15
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On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 7:41:20 AM UTC-5, Qu0ll wrote:
[snips]
Usually I don't have to explain to my cubicle mates why I'm laughing at my desk.
Usually, but not always.
[snips]
> Definitely not required. You will *never* understand C++ no matter how many
> other languages you study first!
[snips]
> other languages you study first!
Usually I don't have to explain to my cubicle mates why I'm laughing at my desk.
Usually, but not always.
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