On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 09:00:24 +0200, Loren M Lang wrote: > 2) C is just faster than C++
This is simply not true. If you know what you're doing, you can write efficient C++ which is just as fast as C. C++ was designed in a way that doesn't make you pay for features you don't use. > Even when I'm writing in C++ I will use fopen() and fprint() for file > I/O then the C++ equilelants because they are noticably faster. iostreams don't have to be slower by design; unfortunately they often are implemented on top of the C library, which forces them to be slower. (Somehow I find C streams more convenient than C++ streams, but that's a matter of personal preference.) > If people don't learn C before C++, it A) a little harder to learn > properly This is common prejudice. However, "idiomatic" C++ is vastly different from C. If your only goal is grasping C++, then learning C is a waste of time. -- Best Regards, | Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into Sebastian | your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
