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I was wondering with all the languages will they still be using C++ in the next few years? Or will everything be shifting to .NET or C# ? By everything I mean is it better to learn C++ C# or .NET when you trying to become a game programmer. Or does it even matter? Kinda confused on exactly what language is going to be used in a few more years and if C++ will ever fade away
Yes. No. Both. No. Unlikely.
A language is a tool designed for a specific set of tasks.
Learning a single language will limit you untolerably.
Learning several languages let you pick the most adapted in any given situations.
Think about learning other types of languages (scripting, functional, OO ...)
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A language is a tool designed for a specific set of tasks.
Learning a single language will limit you untolerably.
Learning several languages let you pick the most adapted in any given situations.
Think about learning other types of languages (scripting, functional, OO ...)
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In the next few years everybody will code in assembler - possibly hex (for optimisation, of course.)
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quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster
In the next few years everybody will code in assembler - possibly hex (for optimisation, of course.)
LoL don''t they already and a compiler converts it to assembler
I do know many languages im just trying to figure out what is best to learn EXTENSIVELY
Personally I don''t think c++ will fade away, not in a few years. I even like to think in c++ and solve problem with its paradigm, and I''m sure I''m not alone.
people program in machine language, and then came C, which was a level up (problem solving layer wise). It was widely used. Then came C++, which is also a level up. A lot of C programmers converted to C++ (I think, I don''t really know and please don''t flame me on this). The new languages, be it C#, VB.NET, even Java, are still not higher that C++ in the problem solving layer. Thus I don''t believe any of them will take over C++''s place, not now not in the future.
If a new programming "language" come and let you "write" (may not even need to literally write/type) a complete app without writing loops, ifs, and also let you develop the app in much less time than c++, then it will likely to make c++ fade away. Of course recent IDEs and their wizards don''t count.
people program in machine language, and then came C, which was a level up (problem solving layer wise). It was widely used. Then came C++, which is also a level up. A lot of C programmers converted to C++ (I think, I don''t really know and please don''t flame me on this). The new languages, be it C#, VB.NET, even Java, are still not higher that C++ in the problem solving layer. Thus I don''t believe any of them will take over C++''s place, not now not in the future.
If a new programming "language" come and let you "write" (may not even need to literally write/type) a complete app without writing loops, ifs, and also let you develop the app in much less time than c++, then it will likely to make c++ fade away. Of course recent IDEs and their wizards don''t count.
Is it assembler or assembly? I thought the language was assembly and an assembler is what converts the code into machine code. I have heard people use the two interchangably and now I am confused?!
Assembler is what converts it to machine code.
I read once somewhere that the languages correct name is assembler. However, I don''t give a @#$@!$%^$#$ if people call it assembly or assembler. I use both depending on my mood. Assembler if I feel a bit saucy and assembly for casual speech... Ya know...
I read once somewhere that the languages correct name is assembler. However, I don''t give a @#$@!$%^$#$ if people call it assembly or assembler. I use both depending on my mood. Assembler if I feel a bit saucy and assembly for casual speech... Ya know...
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quote:Original post by Mr Bakbugawk
Is it assembler or assembly? I thought the language was assembly and an assembler is what converts the code into machine code. I have heard people use the two interchangably and now I am confused?!
This thing called the C++ compiler converts your C++ code into assembler code and writes the assembler as machine code into a exe file. That is how a compiler makes your application.
And as for assembler and assembly its the same thing people just have this strange conspiarcy to say it differen''t ways (thats a guess). Technically I think assembler is the thing that compiles your assembly code therefore you could almost say it both ways. So its like saying I write my code in C but I use a C++ compiler to compile it.
Unless I''m mistaken, the first ''high-level'' programming language - that superceded assembly - was Fortran I in 1954. Fortran has gone through several evolution (the latest version is dated from 1990 IIRC). Fortran is still in use, in the domain it was designed for - scientific programming (heck, my brother is learning it as part of his Chemical Engineering curriculum).
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