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From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Desirability of C++
Date: 2000/05/01
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In article <390D9E0C.9C28DAD6@netwood.net>, "E. Robert Tisdale" <edwin@netwood.net> writes:
> Pat Rogers wrote:
> 
>> > Does it matter?  The fact is that
>> > more programmers are learning and using C++ than Ada.
>>
>> Cite references, please.  Otherwise you are propagating myth.
> 
> It isn't necessary to cite an authority
> when you can determine the truth of the statement
> directly through observation.

That observation has to be quite painstaking, as I don't think
anyone should rightly count those who are programming in C but
using a compiler capable of C++.