On Feb 26, 2011, at 4:35 PM, Brian Wood <woodbrian77 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> >i am in conflict about c c++ or java.? no languages
> > taught yet.? still starting out.
> 
> I would pick C++ for a number of reasons.  C++ tends to
> perform at least as well as C and sometimes better and it
> usually defeats Java -- http://quicklz.com/ .   Java is somewhat
> rigid when it comes to the development process. 

They are both statically typed languages, with all of the associated inconvenience.  

> Once a class 
> is started, it has to be completed in the same file. 

I think that's a good development practice.  

> C++ doesn't
> require that and from a code generation standpoint that's helpful
> in terms of being able to keep hand-written and computer-written 
> code in separate files. 

...wha?

> So in my view Java is not friendly toward small, creative upstarts

Not sure I'd say c++ is friendlier. 

-Rob

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