Re: What's up with C++ (books)?

Den 2011-05-30 12:12 skrev Ron Jeffries s=E5h=E4r:
>
>
> Hello, Kjell. On Monday, May 30, 2011, at 12:37:31 AM, you wrote:
>
>  > Well, maybe it's just me, but I always felt, and still feel, that C++ =
is
>  > too complicated to be of real practical use. There are just too many
>  > ways to not only shoot yourself in the foot, but totally blow your
> head off.
>
> The large number of real applications in C++ seems to contradict
> this notion rather strongly but I would not choose it today for
> most things I might want to do. If I were writing a database engine,
> however, it might be the only choice worth trying.

Yes, obviously. There are always means to get things working despite=20
less than optimal tools, like various test and profiling tools.

And I agree that, unfortunately, there aren't that many alternatives for=20
e.g. multiplatform compilation.

Still, I can't help but wonder what could have been achieved with the=20
same effort if something better than C++ had had the same availability=20
and popularity.

That's what it boils down to, isn't it? How much work it is to get your=20
job done with sufficient quality?

Kjell
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