From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,fc52c633190162e0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!newscon04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newsdst01.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr17.news.prodigy.net.POSTED!4988f22a!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <1172144043.746296.44680@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> <1172161751.573558.24140@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <546qkhF1tr7dtU1@mid.individual.net> <5ZULh.48$YL5.40@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> <10qp8zioik6f5$.11yljhdfb5t44$.dlg@40tude.net> Subject: Re: why learn C? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: <6udMh.16396$bb1.15470@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.134.112.39 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr17.news.prodigy.net 1174496258 ST000 70.134.112.39 (Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:57:38 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:57:38 EDT Organization: AT&T http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: Q[R_PJSCOHV[RVT[AROR__TDFZ\@@FXLM@TDOCQDJ@_@FNTBLNTC@AWZWDXZXQ[K\FFSKCVM@F_N_DOBWVWG__LG@VVOIPLIGX\\BU_B@\P\PFX\B[APHTWAHDCKJF^NHD[YJAZMCY_CWG[SX\Y]^KC\HSZRWSWKGAY_PC[BQ[BXAS\F\\@DMTLFZFUE@\VL Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:57:46 -0800 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14574 Date: 2007-03-21T09:57:46-08:00 List-Id: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" wrote in message news:10qp8zioik6f5$.11yljhdfb5t44$.dlg@40tude.net... > On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:07:30 +0100, Maciej Sobczak wrote: > >> "There are just two kinds of languages: the ones everybody complains >> about and the ones nobody uses." - Bjarne Stroustrup. > > Looks that he isn't much satisfied with his life work? > > To me C++ has too much aftertaste, like a sticky candy found in a pocket of > your old coat... > Or like peanut brittle. It can initially taste good, but it eventually helps rot your teeth (or program), and breaks easily. Richard Riehle