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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
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Subject: Re: C vs C++
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Brett Glass wrote:
> At 05:15 PM 3/5/2002, Nate Williams wrote:
> >Not so.  Having done C professionally for umpteen years, C++ for a
> >little less than umpteen years, and Java for 4, I can say w/out
> >reservation that C++ sucks.
> 
> Actually, C sucks too, but C++ sucks more. Neither is a professional
> tool; you have to be twice the professional to use either as to use
> a safer language (IMHO, of course).

Languages with training wheels are so that people who would
otherwise have to learn how to ask "Would you like fries with
that?" can contribute productively to programming projects.
Frankly, I'm still not convinced that it's worth the tradeoff
-- besides, sometimes I forget to order fries.

-- Terry

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