Programming Help

Web Development



What's Here?

  • Members: 137,423
  • Replies: 481,950
  • Topics: 75,147
  • Snippets: 2,568
  • Tutorials: 676
  • Total Online: 1,972
  • Members: 68
  • Guests: 1,904

Welcome to Dream.In.Code
Become a C++ Expert!

Join 137,423 C++ Programmers for FREE! Get instant access to thousands of C++ experts, tutorials, code snippets, and more! There are 1,972 people online right now. Registration is fast and FREE... Join Now!




Limitations of C?

 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic

Limitations of C?
boondox
15 Jan, 2008 - 06:35 AM
Post #1

New D.I.C Head
*

Joined: 13 Dec, 2007
Posts: 1


My Contributions
I am teaching myself C, just so i can get the benefit of knowing it and because i might have a use for it in the future. So i was wondering if C is capable of working with newer technologies such as web services, xml, and other types of things that are in use today. C being an older language, i am not sure if these are possible or if i would even want to do these things if they are possible? So far, the books i have been reading walk you through the basics of C, but nothing too complex or complete.
Thanks
User is offlineProfile CardPM
+Quote Post

Amadeus
RE: Limitations Of C?
15 Jan, 2008 - 06:39 AM
Post #2

g++ -o drink whiskey.cpp
Group Icon

Joined: 12 Jul, 2002
Posts: 12,230



Thanked: 40 times
Dream Kudos: 25
My Contributions
Some of those items are possible using C, some would require interfacing with another library. C++ can work with them a little easier, so you can certainly go that way. Specifically for things like web services and xml parsing, there are definitely languages out there better suited for the tasks - C# comes to mind immediately.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
+Quote Post

Tom9729
RE: Limitations Of C?
15 Jan, 2008 - 04:57 PM
Post #3

Debian guru
Group Icon

Joined: 30 Dec, 2007
Posts: 1,463



Thanked: 10 times
Dream Kudos: 325
My Contributions
You can do anything in any programming language if you put your mind to it.

Out of the box, no, C doesn't support doing any of those things without writing a lot of your own code, but not many languages do. If you want to do something like read an XML file in C, you need to either find a XML library to use with it (there are many), or write your own.

C is certainly an old language, but that doesn't make it any less capable than any other language out there. smile.gif
User is offlineProfile CardPM
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
Time is now: 12/5/08 04:31AM
Invision Power Board v2.1.7 © 2008  IPS, Inc.
Licensed to: MediaGroup1

Live C++ Help!

C++ Tutorials

Reference Sheets

C++ Snippets

DIC Chatroom

Bye Bye Ads

Monthly Drawing

Thumb Drive

Top Contributors

Top 10 Kudos This Month