I would need a very good reason to choose C++ to write a new project today,
a reason like needing to be close to the metal or needing very fine-grained
control over performance, memory usage, and other resources. So things like
writing a new OS, device drivers, high end computer games and other
gra
If I was going to use C++
I would not!
I would use C# and use C for the small parts that had to be fast.
I have not touched C for 25 years, not going to change
:-)
Greg Harris
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 10:20 AM Grant Maw wro
I remember when I first started using c++ (late 80s, early 90s, somewhere
around there) it seemed really cool. Especially after C. Now, I can't
imagine ever using it again. To hear how it's changed kind of annoys me for
nostalgic reasons but ultimately will never have an effect on my daily life.
I
Still using c++ here... But templates get freaking annoying. If it's a
new project, I'm unlikely to pick c++. Even for low level microcontroller
apps, there's better choices. Eg python.
Mike
On Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 11:40 David Richards
wrote:
> I remember when I first started using c++ (late
> Still using c++ here...
>
What sort of applications? Do they pre-date .NET? -- *GK*