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> Of course, if you're using C++ each days of your life, you become quite good at it. You know the downside, you learn to use external libraries, etc. However,

by ramchip 16y ago

> Of course, if you're using C++ each days of your life, you become quite good at it. You know the downside, you learn to use external libraries, etc. However, it's when you actually switch to another language that you can look behind realize all the time and effort you lost. I work on a real-time visualization application for microscopes. Main requirements: 1) Performance (DSP and image processing involved) 2) Decent GUI 3) Must be maintainable by students in engineering physics What I am supposed to use that's easier, simpler, faster and safer than C++/Qt for this? Even dropping the "maintainable" thing, I don't see any language that would let me code faster. And my app doesn't have very unusual requirements...

d0m 16y ago
The fact that you are forced to use C++ for all the reasons you said doesn't make it a better language. Again, to continue my comparison with legs: If you lose one of your shoes and need to walk in the street, you might be better to jump with only one leg.. it doesn't make it better than 2 legs. In the same way, if you needed raw performance, need to control your memory, etc. C++ might be the only way to go. However, for your particular problem, I don't know if it's possible, but a mix of Python for GUI and C for the raw algorithm could have been easier. And, for students in engineering physics, Python is way simpler than C++. From my experience, I helped students in other concentration than computer at university, and they had all kind of: #include <iostream.h>, lots of global variable named with only one letter, etc.. in their code. But don't get me wrong, C++ has its use and I keep using it again and again for various project. I know however that when I can use other language such as python, I'm way more effective and the final code is really prettier and simpler. Sadly, as in everything in life, nothing is black or white.. if C++ fits you well for a project, uses it. It's nobody's business anyway. I think it's important however to know that if you only use and know C++, you miss something.
cousin_it 16y ago
What about C#?
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by ramchip 16y ago

d0m 16y ago

The fact that you are forced to use C++ for all the reasons you said doesn't make it a better language. Again, to continue my comparison with legs: If you lose one of your shoes and need to walk in the street, you might be better to jump with only one leg.. it doesn't make it better than 2 legs. In the same way, if you needed raw performance, need to control your memory, etc. C++ might be the only way to go. However, for your particular problem, I don't know if it's possible, but a mix of Python for GUI and C for the raw algorithm could have been easier. And, for students in engineering physics, Python is way simpler than C++. From my experience, I helped students in other concentration than computer at university, and they had all kind of: #include <iostream.h>, lots of global variable named with only one letter, etc.. in their code. But don't get me wrong, C++ has its use and I keep using it again and again for various project. I know however that when I can use other language such as python, I'm way more effective and the final code is really prettier and simpler. Sadly, as in everything in life, nothing is black or white.. if C++ fits you well for a project, uses it. It's nobody's business anyway. I think it's important however to know that if you only use and know C++, you miss something.

cousin_it 16y ago

What about C#?

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