C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  What kind of problems is c++ best at solving?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message nb Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 6:31 pm    Post subject: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Back to top Rolf Magnus Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 6:50 pm    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? nb wrote: Quote: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Problems in the computer domain. Back to top Jeff Schwab Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:04 pm    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? nb wrote: Quote: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Complicated ones. The more broadly defined the problem, the more advantage you get from using C++. In D&E, Stroustrup says C++ never was intended to be "best" at any particular task. However, it should be at least second-best at almost anything. For string manipulation, you might want a particular scripting language, e.g. Perl. For frequent calculations involving large arrays of numbers, Fortran may be your first choice. However, if you have to tackle a problem that involves both string manipulation and vector mathematics, I don't know of a more appropriate language than C++. -Jeff Back to top Wouter Lievens Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:57 pm    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? "nb" <nb (AT) ned (DOT) net> schreef in bericht news:64p0vv4nasi1qsvpf05l26sb1anoisk72g (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... Quote: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? The ones that make you go oooooh Back to top Wouter Lievens Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:59 pm    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? "Jeff Schwab" <jeffplus (AT) comcast (DOT) net> schreef in bericht news:ktedncwbgfVz5m2iRVn-ig (AT) comcast (DOT) com... Quote: nb wrote: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Complicated ones. The more broadly defined the problem, the more advantage you get from using C++. In D&E, Stroustrup says C++ never was intended to be "best" at any particular task. However, it should be at least second-best at almost anything. For string manipulation, you might want a particular scripting language, e.g. Perl. Are you considering expressiveness or performance? I don't know why C++ would score less in string manipulation performance than Perl would... Quote: For frequent calculations involving large arrays of numbers, Fortran may be your first choice. However, if you have to tackle a problem that involves both string manipulation and vector mathematics, I don't know of a more appropriate language than C++. -Jeff Microsoft Visual Basic tends to be better! (I hope it is realised that I am kidding) Back to top Jeff Schwab Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 8:07 pm    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Wouter Lievens wrote: Quote: "Jeff Schwab" <jeffplus (AT) comcast (DOT) net> schreef in bericht news:ktedncwbgfVz5m2iRVn-ig (AT) comcast (DOT) com... nb wrote: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Complicated ones. The more broadly defined the problem, the more advantage you get from using C++. In D&E, Stroustrup says C++ never was intended to be "best" at any particular task. However, it should be at least second-best at almost anything. For string manipulation, you might want a particular scripting language, e.g. Perl. Are you considering expressiveness or performance? Expressiveness, assuming performance to be roughly equal. Quote: I don't know why C++ would score less in string manipulation performance than Perl would... Then you don't really know Perl. Seriously, as the quality of C++ regex libraries improves, they certainly have the potential to become faster than Perl. For the time being, though, I'm not sure. It would be difficult to right code optimized for pattern-searching the way Perl is. Quote: For frequent calculations involving large arrays of numbers, Fortran may be your first choice. However, if you have to tackle a problem that involves both string manipulation and vector mathematics, I don't know of a more appropriate language than C++. -Jeff Microsoft Visual Basic tends to be better! (I hope it is realised that I am kidding) You almost gave me a heart-attack. I was about to go on a rant the likes of which have not been seen in many a year. -Jeff Back to top Jeff Schwab Guest Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 8:08 pm    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? Jeff Schwab wrote: Quote: It would be difficult to right code ... :( *Write* code. Back to top Ray Gardener Guest Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:01 am    Post subject: Re: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? I believe Stroustrup said that C++ was more suited (than C, anyway) for systems programming, or for programming "in the large". fwiw, I have certainly found that to be the case in my own experience transitioning from C to C++. Ray "nb" <nb (AT) ned (DOT) net> wrote Quote: What kind of problems is c++ best at solving? 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