Demise of C++?

Posted by Hemos on Monday January 9, 2006 @12:41AM from the reports-of-my-death-have-greatly.h dept.

fashla writes "Several somber and soul searching threads have been recently posted to the USENET newsgroup comp.lang.c++ such as "C++ is Dead" and "A Dying Era". The reason for this reflective mood is the sudden demise of the magazine C/C++ Users Journal (CUJ) http://www.cuj.com/ that had been published by CMP Media. Participating in the posts have been such C++ luminaries such as Bjarne Stroustrup and P.J. Plauger. While some contributers think that CUJ's demise is due to the general trend away from print, others think something else is afoot..."

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Re:Whatever. by LizardKing · 2006-01-09 05:59 · Score: 0, Troll

Listening to all these Java/C# fanboys flame C++ templates, and compare them to "Generics" etc., is like listening to guys compare their cool Ox-Cart wheel mods, while saying how much that new-fan-dangled "ferr-ar-eee" Sucks...

Well, if we're going to have the inevitable car or vehicle comparisons, then C++ is a Ford Mustang to Java's BMW five series. One's a poorly engineered mess and ungainly to use, while the other's an elegant balance of performance and features that's a pleasure to use. And anyone who thinks C++ is elegant or pleasant needs their head examining, or has only previously programmed in COBOL.