On 13 Feb 2007 17:51:00 GMT, Jorgen Grahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, C++ is a better language than C in many ways. So, if he needs to learn > one of them, why does it have to be C? > > Another reason some people choose C++ over Python for some tasks is that > they feel that larger programs benefit from strong, static type checking. > I like both ways, but depending on the task, one or the other is better.
C++ is -not- strongly typed. You can cast anything to void *, and manipulate it in ways unimaginable. Plus there's the whole mess that is pointer arithmetic and a weak typesystem... Disclaimer: I am unashamedly in the "C++ Is Evil" camp, and wholly believe that if you want proper strong, static type checking, use Haskell, or if you want proper, complete object-orientation (C++'s primitive types compromise its object system's integrity, and I believe I've already discussed casting and pointers), use Python, and if you want under-the-hood pointer-fu, use C. --Sam -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
