I'm shocked to see so many people convinced that C is a decrepit language (or perhaps it's just a swarm of/. trolls). I'm a strong believer in different tools for different jobs. However, when it comes to performance critical or content-complex applications, there is no legitimate alternative to C/C++. Majority of commercial software available in retail outlets is written almost exclusively in C/C++ for a reason. No other language features as extensive a library collection for performing virtually any thinkable function while maintaining excellent performance.
Any architecture? Yes. Any operating system? Hmmm.. I don't count Cygwin as an acceptable solution to bringing GCC to Windows. DJGPP was a step in the right direction, but is archaic now. MingW32, well.. don't get me started. When GCC natively supports Windows, i've a feeling that a lot more people will jump on the GCC bandwagon. After all, the thing that stops most people from making their first steps into the world of programming is "Where do I begin?". Wouldn't it be nice to simply say, "Get GCC. Read free books on http://www.informit.com. Nuff' said."
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I saw this on OSNews, yesterday. Does Slashdot always get secondhand information?
I'm shocked to see so many people convinced that C is a decrepit language (or perhaps it's just a swarm of /. trolls). I'm a strong believer in different tools for different jobs. However, when it comes to performance critical or content-complex applications, there is no legitimate alternative to C/C++. Majority of commercial software available in retail outlets is written almost exclusively in C/C++ for a reason. No other language features as extensive a library collection for performing virtually any thinkable function while maintaining excellent performance.
Trolls are bad, bad, ugly people.
"gcc works virtually on any architecture"
Any architecture? Yes. Any operating system? Hmmm.. I don't count Cygwin as an acceptable solution to bringing GCC to Windows. DJGPP was a step in the right direction, but is archaic now. MingW32, well.. don't get me started. When GCC natively supports Windows, i've a feeling that a lot more people will jump on the GCC bandwagon. After all, the thing that stops most people from making their first steps into the world of programming is "Where do I begin?". Wouldn't it be nice to simply say, "Get GCC. Read free books on http://www.informit.com. Nuff' said."