From: Damian Yerrick Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Few questions about c,c++ and Djgpp for veterans. Organization: Pin Eight Software http://pineight.8m.com/ Message-ID: References: <38C7332A DOT 423DF02D AT gtcom DOT net> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.7/32.534 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 43 X-Trace: +r4CDik2npI6oi2tSjI08ggrwHxgS1cl/JmYz48lgEyZ9MmBm+bmsS/V5FuM19lISED5jHD/QL36!yr1XJPisCCnHUvk98cEb3BKmho9VWywojZORrYsLNf13eza6pGcy95TzVmV7fdWfJtR93nlP5IxD!yU6/DA== X-Complaints-To: abuse AT gte DOT net X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:55:28 GMT Distribution: world Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:55:28 GMT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com On Thu, 09 Mar 2000 00:14:18 -0500, Krogg wrote: > > >I moved from Basic to C because my favorite Basic compiler, >Powerbasic 3.5,compiled 16 bit code and i figured it was >about time i enjoyed the power of 32 bits,what with all > >C strings seem dangerous... > >I have heard good things about C++ and strings.Is it >all true? Yes. libstdcxx (the C++ library) contains a string library that's almost as easy as Basic's. >I have been putting off learning C++ cause i am having so much >fun with C...and i dont know how cool it is to switch... Some newer books teach C++ without assuming C knowledge. >I also dont know how good Djgpp is for C++....IS it? Seeing as the GNU C++ compiler it uses is the same one that was used to make KDE... >1.) C++,Rocks or sucks? > >2.) C++,Strings are fun and safe(er)? > >3.) Djgpp and C++ make good friends. you'd like it ; yes ; yes -- Damian Yerrick http://yerricde.tripod.com/ Comment on story ideas: http://home1.gte.net/frodo/quickjot.html AOL is sucks! Find out why: http://anti-aol.org/faqs/aas/ View full sig: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/sig.html This is McAfee VirusScan. Add these two lines to your .sig to prevent the spread of .sig viruses. http://www.mcafee.com/