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From: ar363@torfree.net (Saul Markowicz)
Subject: Re: Has C++ had its day?
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Frank Schmidt (franklin@millenium.texas.net) wrote:
: Dave Smith (cranston@cu.comp-unltd.com) wrote:
: : I am a novice programmer, and I am teaching myself the C++ language.
: : As such, I dislike the suggestion that C++ is an ill designed "frog".

: I think that C++ is ill designed, and comparing C++ to a frog is 
: insulting to frogs.

: : Judging from what I have read, I appreciate the power of  object oriented programming.
: : However, I do not want to spend a lot of time becoming proficient with a language that produces inefficient
: : programs.
: : What do you think:

: : Should I redirect my efforts to learning objective C?  Or am I safe continuing to learn C++?
: : Or, should I turn my attention to an entirely new language?  Please help, I would appreciate any advice.

: Regardless of my opinion of C++, you should learn it since it is 
: currently the dominant language.  My main motivation for this post is to 
: let you know that Jim Fleming is not alone in his dislike for C++.  I 
: think you should read about other languages to get feel for what is 
: possible.  Some suggestions are Smalltalk, Objective-C, Eiffel, Beta, and 
: Oberon.  And probably most important, follow the progress of Java 
: described at http://java.sun.com .  Hopefully, Java will replace C++ as 
: the dominant language soon.

what's java
