[Keevu]

I wrote a converting program in c# using if statements and I was looking at an identical program written in c++ using mainly if statements to convert units of measure. It doesn't seem like C++ is very hard. It seems just as easy to learn as C#. I'm thinking of switching to C++ for the heck of it.

[Amadeus]

I think you'll find that pretty much all languages are easy enough to learn...it's only the first that may have a steeper learning curve. the real knowledge and challenge is understanding programming concepts. Once you have a feel for those, the language is often irrelevant (the caveat being that some languages are more developed in certain areas than others).

C++ and C# are both great languages.

[carltech]

C++ and C# are both modernized off shoots of C with added OO features.

The real difference is that C# is in the .NET framework which makes things much more easily accessible. C# can do GUI programs quite simply when compared to C++ yet C++ is still a little more powerful and more commonplace in the programming market even though C# has simpler features.

C# fast and easy access to many things
C++ More powerful with more direct access to things

[SixOfEleven]

As it has been pointed out the difference between languages is mostly syntax. C, C++, C# and Java are all curly brace languages. For things like if statements, switches, loops, methods (though some prefer the term functions), even arrays to an extent they all follow the same general pattern. I found knowing any one of the above made learning the others relatively easy. As it has also been pointed out many times, it is the libraries that are hard to learn. C# has the .NET framework which simplifies things quite a bit. Java has, forgive me if I get this wrong as I've only glanced at Java, it's packages. C++, because it is an ANSI language and supported on many different platforms, has many different libraries for coding GUI. I would recommend learning one fully before moving on to another though.

[Locke]

Amadeus, on 13 Sep, 2009 - 06:17 AM, said:

I think you'll find that pretty much all languages are easy enough to learn...it's only the first that may have a steeper learning curve. the real knowledge and challenge is understanding programming concepts. Once you have a feel for those, the language is often irrelevant (the caveat being that some languages are more developed in certain areas than others).

C++Java and C# are both great languages.

I fixed it for ya.

[thursdayniac]

Locke, on 13 Sep, 2009 - 10:19 PM, said:

Amadeus, on 13 Sep, 2009 - 06:17 AM, said:

I think you'll find that pretty much all languages are easy enough to learn...it's only the first that may have a steeper learning curve. the real knowledge and challenge is understanding programming concepts. Once you have a feel for those, the language is often irrelevant (the caveat being that some languages are more developed in certain areas than others).

C++Java and C# are both great languages.

I fixed it for ya.

How is c++ not a great language?

[Raynes]

Locke, on 13 Sep, 2009 - 10:19 PM, said:

Amadeus, on 13 Sep, 2009 - 06:17 AM, said:

I think you'll find that pretty much all languages are easy enough to learn...it's only the first that may have a steeper learning curve. the real knowledge and challenge is understanding programming concepts. Once you have a feel for those, the language is often irrelevant (the caveat being that some languages are more developed in certain areas than others).

C++Java and C# are both great languages.

I fixed it for ya.

You really need to get off it.

[Locke]

thursdayniac, on 28 Sep, 2009 - 11:01 AM, said:

How is c++ not a great language?

It is, I just don't like it because programming in it makes me want to shoot myself from time to time.

Raynes, on 28 Sep, 2009 - 12:25 PM, said:

You really need to get off it.

Take your own advice.

[Raynes]

Locke, on 28 Sep, 2009 - 09:00 PM, said:

Raynes, on 28 Sep, 2009 - 12:25 PM, said:

You really need to get off it.

Take your own advice.

Get off of what? What, may I ask, have I done wrong?

Do explain, dear sir.

[Locke]

Raynes, on 29 Sep, 2009 - 03:49 PM, said:

Get off of what? What, may I ask, have I done wrong?

Do explain, dear sir.

Locke, on 28 Sep, 2009 - 09:00 PM, said:

Take your own advice.

[Raynes]

Locke, on 29 Sep, 2009 - 10:09 PM, said:

Raynes, on 29 Sep, 2009 - 03:49 PM, said:

Get off of what? What, may I ask, have I done wrong?

Do explain, dear sir.

Locke, on 28 Sep, 2009 - 09:00 PM, said:

Take your own advice.

Raynes, on 29 Sep, 2009 - 03:49 PM, said:

Get off of what? What, may I ask, have I done wrong?

Do explain, dear sir.

[log3337]

Locke: just stop being a douchebag

all languages has strengths and weaknesses. everything else is up to personal preference

[Locke]

log3337, on 30 Sep, 2009 - 08:52 PM, said:

Locke: just stop being a douchebag

Who are you again? Oh wait, I forgot...I don't care.

side-note: Your signature is a bit redundant. You use the namespace log, then call your name with log::...USELESS...

This post has been edited by Locke: 01 October 2009 - 04:13 PM

[log3337]

its a sig! i can do what the fuck i want

[Locke]

I know. I never said anything to the contrary.

But it shows either horrible coding style or horrible memory of what namespaces you're using and aren't using.