I started downloading the free version of VS, but it seemed to be installing C++ not C. Excuse my ignorance, but I had a go at C++ years ago and gave up in disgust. Too complicated, or so I thought. If I continue with the download and install, can I run just basic C code.
you gave up in disgust?! perhaps neither of these languages are suitable for you then or any at all if no patience, because they are very similar, you can more or less happily code C in a C++ environment as i understand it
> If I continue with the download and install, can I run just basic C code.
Yes, just compile as C.
Thanks for that.
Now a bit deeper. I use C for interfacing to microcontrollers via RS232. But my old TurboC only does DOS application which is fine on older PC's, but runs unhappily on Windows XP etc. and has no idea of USB. So before RS232 totally disappears, does VS have USB capabilities. And is the free version too old to support it.
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It supports VS C/C++
I use VS for C and have no problems. Just use a C filename extension, and you're good to go.
I also gave up on C++ in disgust at the level of complications involved in it. My C book had 350 pages or so, and you could work with C when you finished it.
My C++ book had 1,400 pages in it, (same author and publisher), and when you finished it, you were nowhere near decent with C++ programming.
If you need to model something as an object, then C++ is fine. For anything else, my opinion of it, is that's it's crap. Despite stronger type checking, it has more pitfalls in it, than any language I've ever seen.
Well then I guess Java or C# would definitely be out of the question for you.Originally Posted by Adak
Were do you find a C-only job anyways? 99% of the jobs I see posted are for Java or .NET.
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I have given up on C++ as wellBut aiming to get back to it next year as I have to learn c# and java now
to topic: Yea use VS and extencion .c or linux
Are you sure? I think opensource job availability is high too. Some people just hate .NET, and I dont really know why. However, they will use it for rapid GUI developments. Actually it depends on what you are developing and doing. Anyway, "99% of the jobs I see posted are for Java or .NET" is a crap.Well then I guess Java or C# would definitely be out of the question for you.
Were do you find a C-only job anyways? 99% of the jobs I see posted are for Java or .NET.
You should have said 100%!!, just kidding by the way.
I gave up C in disgust* it was just so inferior to modern languages
*) Not true, I haven't actually read C whatsoever. But my overall statement is the same. C lacks too many modern functions to be a productive programming language. If you do complex programs in C, it's going to be a headache, but if you would learn a language such as C++/C#/Java...
I actually like C better because it is very low-level and does not do a lot of abstraction from the way the computer works, so it is not that mysterious what it actually does with your computer. And you can have it and an almost-object-oriented language using structs and functions that take it as an argument.I gave up C in disgust* it was just so inferior to modern languages
*) Not true, I haven't actually read C whatsoever. But my overall statement is the same. C lacks too many modern functions to be a productive programming language. If you do complex programs in C, it's going to be a headache, but if you would learn a language such as C++/C#/Java...
A long time ago I had C++ and Visual Studio, but I gave up because I neither liked C++ or IDEs. Programming on GNU/Linux is almost effortless, though.
The real beauty of C++ is it essentially in a language standpoint is a C with classes and templates.
"Real" C++ code is (usually) nothing more than C code. There's no built-in string type, no classes for integers, etc. But what C++ allows is for more abstraction. This allows you to easily abstract your low-level code and protect the outside from changes to that code. It's really a win-win.
Still, different people have different interests, that's a given, so there's no one for all.
Writing C++ code in C ways is usually frowned upon, so that's where C fits in I guess.
Still, C++ programmers seem to be the most defensive people in the business.More so than python programmers even. Not very encouraging...
C programming resources:
GNU C Function and Macro Index -- glibc reference manual
The C Book -- nice online learner guide
Current ISO draft standard
CCAN -- new CPAN like open source library repository
3 (different) GNU debugger tutorials: #1 -- #2 -- #3
cpwiki -- our wiki on sourceforge
What modern function is C missing that C++ has which increases productivity? I'm willing to bet there are far more applications in use today which use C than use C++. In fact, I'm willing to bet that only Java has more applications in use today than C. I think it's safe to say that C is a pretty productive programming language...
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I sincerely disagree. It's the lack of funding mostly, I think, which makes C more widely used. People simply don't want to investigate enough to create a proper C++ compiler for hardware or we're working mostly with legacy code written in C.
It lacks classes, templates, type safety and abstraction among other things. It also lacks convenient things like references (which really could just be implemented as pointers behind the scene).
Remember that C++ is C + extras, so there is no place where C++ couldn't be used where C is today. It's other reasons why C is still dominant on that bit.
