learning C

[Chris Gonnerman]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Werner Schiendl" <ws-news at gmx.at>
Subject: Re: learning C
> The compiler vendors already did it on a lot of platforms.
> C++ will swallow C, because C is nearly a subset of C++.

The COMPILER swallows C, C++, and (in the case of the newer GCC) a bunch of
other
languages.  Fortran is in there, but you won't catch me using it.

> If you have a full cupboard of tools installed, what sense does it make to
> ignore 90% of it??

I forget who first quoted the famous bear, but I too am of "little brain".
This
doesn't mean I'm not a competent programmer, but only that the cost of
learning
the "new tools" of C++ is just too high for the benefits I perceive.  I also
agree with the assertion that C is more predictable than C++; yeah, I know I
could
learn all the rules for performance etc. but that is exactly what I am
complaining
about.

For OOP I choose Python.  For raw power and control I choose C.  If I need
both,
I extend Python with C.  My Python extensions tend to be quite small; in
fact,
the Windows Conio (WConio) package that I wrote got smaller with each
version,
as I removed code from the C extension and put it in the Python wrapper
layer.

> Why not have a look at all of it and use what's suited for the application
> best?

Like I said, been there, done that, couldn't afford the T-shirt.  Rewiring
my
brain for C++ is just too hard.  I'm glad that it works for you, and many
others,
but there are also many like me that can't see why you are pushing so hard.
I
guess you just can't see our point of view, though I think I see yours just
fine.