C has the raw power of assembler and can have the sleek elegance of Pascal. Period. What else can you possibly wish from a procedural language?
And, yes. I learned assembler (Z80, on Sinclairs) before I learned C. Nowadays, I often teach programming languages, and strongly believe that C (and maybe a little assembler) should be a mandatory learning step under each programmer's belt.
I prefer coding in OO langs,but when you need to get your hands dirty, C. Period.:)
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C has the raw power of assembler and can have the sleek elegance of Pascal. Period. What else can you possibly wish from a procedural language? And, yes. I learned assembler (Z80, on Sinclairs) before I learned C. Nowadays, I often teach programming languages, and strongly believe that C (and maybe a little assembler) should be a mandatory learning step under each programmer's belt. I prefer coding in OO langs,but when you need to get your hands dirty, C. Period. :)
#include void main ( ) { printf("Goodbye World \n"); }
"More than one pundit [...] called him a modern-day Leonardo Da Vinci." Quite agree.
What nuclear fission power has to do with progress?