C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Which is better, C or C++ Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Protoman Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:06 am    Post subject: Which is better, C or C++ Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Back to top Scott McPhillips [MVP] Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ Protoman wrote: Quote: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! What part of "++" is hard for you to understand? -- Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP] Back to top Protoman Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ Jack Klein wrote: Quote: On 20 Feb 2006 20:40:25 -0800, "Protoman" <Protoman2050 (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote in comp.lang.c++: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Each of them is both better than the other. Questions like this will get you plonked as a troll in short order. -- Jack Klein Home: http://JK-Technology.Com FAQs for comp.lang.c http://c-faq.com/ comp.lang.c++ http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ajo/docs/FAQ-acllc.html Why would I get plonked? I'm just asking a simple question. Back to top Jack Klein Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ On 20 Feb 2006 20:40:25 -0800, "Protoman" <Protoman2050 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in comp.lang.c++: Quote: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Each of them is both better than the other. Questions like this will get you plonked as a troll in short order. -- Jack Klein Home: http://JK-Technology.Com FAQs for comp.lang.c http://c-faq.com/ comp.lang.c++ http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ajo/docs/FAQ-acllc.html Back to top Victor Bazarov Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ Protoman wrote: Quote: Jack Klein wrote: On 20 Feb 2006 20:40:25 -0800, "Protoman" <Protoman2050 (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote in comp.lang.c++: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Each of them is both better than the other. Questions like this will get you plonked as a troll in short order. Why would I get plonked? I'm just asking a simple question. Did you also ask it in comp.lang.c? What reaction did you get there? Back to top Jack Klein Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:55:44 -0500, "Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp> wrote in comp.lang.c++: Quote: Protoman wrote: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! What part of "++" is hard for you to understand? Note, however, that it is a post increment. And we all know what that means... -- Jack Klein Home: http://JK-Technology.Com FAQs for comp.lang.c http://c-faq.com/ comp.lang.c++ http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ajo/docs/FAQ-acllc.html Back to top Jim Langston Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ "Protoman" <Protoman2050 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1140496825.400085.184640 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... Quote: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Protoman... I remember you. I just wish outlook had a ploink file. Back to top Mike Wahler Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ "Protoman" <Protoman2050 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1140496825.400085.184640 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... Quote: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? Yes. Quote: My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. So why did you ask him/her? Quote: Please enlighten me. In comp.lang.c++, C++ is best. In comp.lang.c, C is best In comp.lang.fortran, fortran is best In comp.lang... Get the picture? Quote: Thanks!!!!! You're welcome. BTW please read this: http://www.slack.net/~shiva/welcome.txt -Mike Back to top Jacek Dziedzic Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ Protoman wrote: Quote: Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Define "better". - J. Back to top Ian Collins Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ kalyan wrote: Quote: probably where speed matters.. C is better FUD. -- Ian Collins. Back to top kalyan Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ probably where speed matters.. C is better, where security matters.. C++ is better.. depends on necessity. Back to top nntp.aioe.org Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ "kalyan" <ksudhakalyan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1140509312.954447.84310 (AT) g43g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Quote: probably where speed matters.. C is better, where security matters.. C++ is better.. depends on necessity. Wot do you mean by that? --Wg- Back to top Ben Pope Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ nntp.aioe.org wrote: Quote: "kalyan" <ksudhakalyan (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1140509312.954447.84310 (AT) g43g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... probably where speed matters.. C is better, where security matters.. C++ is better.. depends on necessity. Wot do you mean by that? Apples are less fruity than oranges. Ben Pope -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a string... Back to top Ben Pope Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ kalyan wrote: Quote: probably where speed matters.. C is better, where security matters.. C++ is better.. depends on necessity. Nope. Ben Pope -- I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a string... Back to top Ivan Vecerina Guest Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:06 am    Post subject: Re: Which is better, C or C++ "Protoman" <Protoman2050 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1140496825.400085.184640 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... : Which is better for general-purpose programming, C or C++? My friend : says C++, but I'm not sure. Please enlighten me. Thanks!!!!! Just a humble perspective of mine: C remains the "portable assembly language", available on nearly every processor architecture in use, including the most obscure embedded controllers. It provides low-level control, has a large user base, and is relatively easy to learn (if you have any understanding of assembly or machine languages). C++ was designed to leverage this foundation, while integrating support for high-level programming paradigms (object-orientation, generics, error handling with exceptions, better extensibility and resource management). Personally I find it painful to write large programs without taking advantages of these features. However, getting a complete understanding of C++ takes much more time and effort -- giving C++ the reputation of being elitist, a language for specialists. I am using both, as well as higher-level scripting languages (Perl, PHP, Python, ...), and will look into platform-specific extensions of C++ when the time comes ( e.g. C++/CLI ). The better tool always depends on the job to be done, the people you are working with, and a number of other factors. What is your definition of "general-purpose programming" ? 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