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c++ vs c#
Hello,
This might be verboten, however, for someone that is wanting to start in with a programming language, I would rather choose a language that has an expected long life. Is c# the next iteration in the c saga? Or a branch of c?
This might be verboten, however, for someone that is wanting to start in with a programming language, I would rather choose a language that has an expected long life. Is c# the next iteration in the c saga? Or a branch of c?
No C#is not the next iteration of the C language. It's more Microsoft's derivative from C. I think it's fair to say that C# is influenced by C++.
Programming languages generally have pretty long lifespans. C# is relatively new (it appeared around 2001). C++ has been going since '83. Older languages like COBOL still have their uses and that's been going since 1959.
A better question would be what do you want to program? Windows applications? Web technologies? Mobile apps? Games?
Programming languages generally have pretty long lifespans. C# is relatively new (it appeared around 2001). C++ has been going since '83. Older languages like COBOL still have their uses and that's been going since 1959.
A better question would be what do you want to program? Windows applications? Web technologies? Mobile apps? Games?
C# is Microsoft's copy of Java. C++ will likely out-live it. Lifespan of the language isn't something that should influence decisions on what to learn, though. They'll both be around long enough to make learning them worth while.
I would definitely go with C++ because it's Cross-platform, and compatible with 90% of the operating systems available in the world. C# is just compatible with Windows.
Not really, C# can be used outside of Windows as well. Quite a few popular non-Windows applications are written in C# (Banshee, Tomboy, Bless, F-Spot, ...).
Still, C++ is far more portable. You can run C++ programs on your washing machine, but you probably won't be able to run C# programs.
Still, C++ is far more portable. You can run C++ programs on your washing machine, but you probably won't be able to run C# programs.
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| C# is Microsoft's copy of Java. C++ will likely out-live it. Lifespan of the language isn't something that should influence decisions on what to learn, though. They'll both be around long enough to make learning them worth while. |
Yet it's nothing like Java, praise the lord.
Just because it has similar design choices as another language doesn't make it a copy. C# has a boat load more features than Java and a lot more flexibility. That being said Java runs on everything, although because of that quality of programs suffer.
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