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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: why learn C?
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:39:43 +0100
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Maciej Sobczak schrieb:

>> missing curly-braces,
> 
> The last time I missed the curly brace the compiler told me that.

The editor to fix deficiencies of the language - great!

> (for the sake of this discussion let's forget about the fact that in any 
> self-respecting programmer's editor missing curly-brace is plain 
> impossible, because braces are part of text formatting rules)

I guess he speaks of

if (X=1)
   A=2;
   B=2;

and

if (X=1);
   A=2;

i.E. you forget the both - in which case no editor will help you.


>> and the plethora of language "features" that plague those who have
>> chosen to use any member of the C family of languages.
> 
> Any language (from any family) older than one version has "features".

But if you start with too few features and a foundation to weak to build 
on (in version 1) then add on features are a greater problem (in version 
3). In the end worse is not better.

>> It has always seemed rather odd to me that people who are as intelligent
>> as programmers, rarely question the silliness of using tools such as C
>> and C++ for serious work.
> 
> Maybe because they are intelligent and can reasonably balance pros and 
> cons of various technology choices.

I did and after 10+ years of C/C++ the scale finally tilted and I 
switched to Ada. Recently I went to an Weblogic course with lots of Java 
in it - yuck!

> "There are just two kinds of languages: the ones everybody complains 
> about and the ones nobody uses." - Bjarne Stroustrup.

:-\

Martin