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Decades might be right. I can't think of a compelling reason for anyone to learn C++ today, but having put in the time to learn it reasonably well, I won't be
by dkarl 14y ago
Decades might be right. I can't think of a compelling reason for anyone to learn C++ today, but having put in the time to learn it reasonably well, I won't be surprised if I find myself still using it occasionally twenty years from now.
- mike-cardwell 14y agoI started learning C and C++ about three months ago. My reasoning is, they're used all over the place. My operating system is written using C and nearly all the applications I use are too. I want to be able to modify the programs I use, and I want to be able to write native applications that run quickly. Those are my motivations. And I haven't been this happy learning a language for years.
- lelele 14y ago"I started learning C and C++ about three months ago. My reasoning is, they're used all over the place. My operating system is written using C..." Your operating system is written in C. Why learn C++? The return of investment of learning just C is much much higher than learning C++. Been there, done that.
- mike-cardwell 14y agoI feel I will be a more rounded programmer if I know both. I've been concentrating too much on C++ I think. This thread has prompted me to go back and spend some time writing some C.