I thought C was the low level language and c++ the high level language. OOP makes c++ higher level because of classes, templates and such. Am I mistaken? Alex M On 3/9/11, Littlefield, Tyler <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sina: I'm using a low-level language when I use c++. I expect Python and > C# and Java to change. I do -not- expect a low level to change. It's low > level afterall, what are you going to do? Cram a networking lib into the > stl? Medications change (high level stuff), but what they build them off > of doesn't in some cases. Look at antibiotics; it's been around forever. > I suppose we should just toss it, it's not keepign up with pase. > On 3/9/2011 4:54 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: >> Man, am I glad medicine sure doesn't work that way. >> >> But hey, *smile*, I'm sure doctors would love to not learn anything new, >> *grin*. >> >> This is my personal advice, so take it or leave it. >> >> Every single language specific thing you learn is worth nothing more than >> the fleeting bits used to represent the ascii characters >> explaining it to you. It is nothing more than syntactic garbage taking up >> space in your head.. this has been true for the past 60 to >> 70 years, and it will be true for the next 70 years. >> >> That's why you should concentrate on learning concepts. Who cares if you >> can write a binary tree in C++, if you can't also write it, >> after only glancing at a reference manual for 10 minutes, in 25 other >> languages. >> >> languages come and go, but concepts hardly change. >> >> So, you can either focus and obsess on the 2011 specific stuff, or the >> stuff that has been true ever since Charles Babbage made his >> difference engine over a century ago. >> >> And for you ladies out there, yes I'm aware that Ada Lovelace actually did >> all the hard work, *grin*. >> >> Take care, >> Sina >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Take care, >> Sina >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Midence >> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:48 PM >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: Bjarne Stroustrup talks about c++ and upcoming features in >> the language >> >> Well, I'm glad the language has held still over the years. I'm stil a >> novice in this language and I'm glad I don't have to be so worried >> about my book or tutorial containing obselete code as I would be for >> Java. You can still take a c++ book written in 2004 or 2005 or >> something like that and use it to learn with. Unless I'm mistaken, >> you can't do this with c# or Java. I tried looking at Java a few >> months back and kept finding all these books that seemed to have a >> bunch of things you had to change with subsequent versions of Java. >> So, I for one am glad too much change hasn't come too quickly to it. >> >> Alex M >> >> On 3/9/11, Sina Bahram<sbahram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Fine, seriously belated, delayed, and not as useful as it would have been >>> 10 >>> years ago. >>> >>> Take car,e >>> Sina >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield, >>> Tyler >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:39 PM >>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: Re: Bjarne Stroustrup talks about c++ and upcoming features in >>> the >>> language >>> >>> But it wasn't. This is a long time in coming, but it doesn't make it >>> useless. >>> On 3/9/2011 3:41 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: >>>> Wow, how many decades has it been? >>>> >>>> Oh well, better later than never, or something, I'm sure. >>>> >>>> Sorry, this is kind of useless. >>>> >>>> This should have been done in 1999. >>>> >>>> Take care, >>>> Sina >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Midence >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 5:17 PM >>>> To: programmingblind >>>> Subject: Bjarne Stroustrup talks about c++ and upcoming features in the >>>> language >>>> >>>> http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/media/C++0x%20-%20An%20Overview.html >>>> >>>> Fascinating video from the man himself. Interesting to hear his >>>> voice. For those who don't know, Bjarne Stroustrup is the man who >>>> invented c++. The language was originally called c with classes but >>>> then, he changed the name to c++ because in c, the ++ means >>>> incremental addition. >>>> >>>> Enjoy, >>>> >>>> Alex M >>>> __________ >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>> >>>> __________ >>>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ty >>> >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >>> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> > > > -- > > Thanks, > Ty > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind